Izinto Eziningazi Ngayo Nge-Scotch Whiskey

I-Whisky, futhi ikakhulukazi i-Scotch whiskey, ingenye yeziphuzo ezidakayo neziyinkimbinkimbi ongazama ngazo. Eminyakeni engu-20 eyedlule, ukuthandwa nokubonga okwenziwe-eScotland, osemdala, i-whisky engasodwa yodwa ikhula. Ngokusho kweScottch Whiskey Association (SWA), ukuthengiswa kwe-malt whiskey e-Scotland kwenyuka ngo-190% eminyakeni eyishumi kuya ku-2012.

Kukhona amaqembu e-whiskey, omagazini be-whisky, izibuko ezikhethekile ze-whisky nabathengisi be-whiskey abazimisele ukugoqa amashumi ezinkulungwane zama-dollar amabhodlela akhethekile. Futhi kubantu abahamba ngezinyawo, kunezindaba ezinhle zokuthi ama-distilleries aseScotland athakazelisayo kunazo zonke ezindaweni ezivezwe ngobuhle bazo, izilwane zasendle kanye nemisebenzi yangaphandle.

Akudingeki ukuba ube i-Scotch whisky aficionado ukujabulela ukuvakasha kwe-whiskey eScotland. Empeleni, njengoba ngiye ngithola, ukuvakashela izikebhe ezincane zaseScotland noma ezimbili kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuba yinye. Uma wazi ngokwengeziwe, uzothola ngokwengeziwe ukwaziswa okuyinkimbinkimbi okwenza okwakwenziwa ngamakhosi aseBrithani amakhulu e-16 e- Aquae vitae - amanzi aphikisayo, izikhulumi zaseScots Gaelic ezibizwa nge- uisge beatha futhi sonke sazi njenge-whiskey (ngaphandle " e "uma uthanda).

Nazi izinkomba ezimbalwa engizithatha kamuva lapho ngivakashele isitifiketi sokuzivivinya se-Bowmore ku-Islay.

• 01 ngo-07

  I-Whisky Ingabhanjiswa Ngokudla Njengewayini

  Ebomvu ukuze inyama, imhlophe yezinhlanzi? Hhayi, hhayi ngempela. Kodwa bewazi ukuthi amanye ama-malts angabodwa ayesetshentsho enkulu kakhulu. Iveza i-toffee, i-caramel namanothi we-vanilla avela ekugubungeni ama-cassik of casks (yebo izinkuni unoshukela kuwo ukuthi i-caramelizes uma itshiswa). Ngesikhathi ngiseScotland ngathola ukuthi:

  • i-whiskey ene-peat umusi omude kanye namanothi emifino omisiwe kwakungcono kakhulu nge-mushroom risotto kanye neqanda eligqanyisiwe
  • i-whiskey ekhanyayo neyomnandi eyathatha amanothi amaningi e-bourbon e-cask yayo yayithakazelisa kakhulu ngefayelat of halibut.

  Uma uhlela ukuthatha i-distillery tour noma i-distillery break, bheka umuntu owenza isidlo sasemuva sokuhlanganisa i-whiskey njengengxenye yephakheji. Iziphathimandla zokuvakasha ezindaweni zokuhlanza izidakamizwa zingakutshela mayelana nezindawo zokudlela ezinikeza i-whisky nokuhlangenwe nakho kokudla kokudla.

• 02 ngo-07

  Ikhethelo "Nosing" Ama-Aromas agxila kwi-Glass

  Ingilazi oyisebenzisayo ye-malt elilodwa elilodwa lingenza umehluko omkhulu ekungeneni kwakho kokuhlangenwe nakho.

  Kusukela ngo-2001, isitayela esisha sesilazi sokuphuza sithathe indawo yeziglasi ezindala ezizimele zakwa-Old Fashioned glasses eziye zasetshenziswa iminyaka. It is a tulip shaped, ebanzi ngezansi ngaphezu phezulu, futhi kungaba nesitshalo noma obukhulu, knobby base ukuze ubambe ngaphandle kokufudumala isitsha kanye whiskey ngaphakathi kwalo. Ukuma kwesilazi kuhloswe ukuvumela ngaphezulu kwesiphuzo ukuxhumana nomoya. I-molecule yomoya ophethe ama-aroma ayo ayingqayizivele iqhutshwa ngaphakathi kwesimo sayo se-bowl. Ingilazi yanqoba i-Queen's Award for Innovation ngemuva kokusungulwa futhi manje isetshenziselwa imikhosi ye-whisky nemincintiswano emhlabeni wonke.

  Kunezinto eziningi ezingenasidingo kanye ne-snobbery ezihlotshaniswa nokukhala ngokufanele i-whiskey kodwa iseluleko esisodwa enginikezwe sasilusizo. Bamba ingilazi engxenyeni yobude bese uyidlulisa ngamasentimitha ambalwa ngaphansi kwempumu yakho. Isenzo sibonakala siphuthuma utshwala obubi futhi lokho okukuzwayo kuyinhlamvu yangempela ye-whisky-peat smoky, omisiwe, ama-toffee, ama-sultana, amantongomane nokunye. Isebenza ngempela.

  Izibuko ze-Nosing zithengiswa ezitolo zokuphuza utshwala, ochwepheshe be-whisky kanye nezitolo zezipho zokuphuza izidakamizwa kulo lonke iScotland. Noma ungabathenga ngokuqondile kusuka ku-Glencairn, inkampani eyayidala kuqala.

• 03 ka-07

  Ukuhlukumeza Okubukhali Nokulungele Ukufana Nepro

  Awunayo ingilazi ekhethekile ekhethekile lapho kufanele "uphefumle" i-whiskey yakho eyigugu yamalt. Kuhle uma ungakwazi ukubhekana nokuchitha amaconsi ambalwa, ungazama indlela esetshenziswa abaltmasters uma uhlola i-whiskey yamandla we-cask.

  Ngokuqondile ku-cask, i-whiskey inomqondo ophuza kakhulu wokuphuza utshwala wokuthi uma uwumane uwufake, wonke umuntu ozowuthola uyodonsa amanzi asemlilweni. Amanye ama-distillery abaqeqeshiwe athululela amaconsi ambalwa ezandleni zezandla zabo bese egoqa izandla zabo ndawonye. Ufudumele luvuthisa utshwala futhi lapho kushiywe yiloluhlobo oluyiqiniso lwe-whisky. Kufana nokulinda utshwala ukuthi luqhume ngaphambi kokuba uphefumule i-dab yamafutha ocabanga ukuthenga.

• 04 ka 07

  Amanzi Amanzi Okuphila?

  Abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi abasebenzisa i-whiskey bangempela kufanele baphuze kahle i-whisky nokuthi ukufaka amanzi engilazini yelinye ilanga elilodwa kungukuhlambalaza.

  Ochwepheshe be-Whisky bayavumelani futhi ezindaweni eziningi eziphuza izidakamizwa zinezela amaconsi ambalwa - ngokwezwi nambili amaconsi amabili noma amathathu - kunconywa ukuthi "uvule" i-whisky. Lokho okushoyo kuyahluka nochwepheshe okhuluma naye. Abanye bayokutshela ukuthi amanzi anciphisa umphumela ovuthayo wokuqukethwe kotshwala ukuze ama-aromas nama flavour wangempela afike. Ngesikhathi abanye bechaza ukuthi ukusabela kwamakhemikhali okuyinkimbinkimbi kwenzeka lapho amanzi ehlanganiswa, ekhulula ama-molecule amaningi asezintweni zama-ester oily aphethe iphunga. Zombili izincazelo cishe ziyiqiniso futhi ngokwami, ukungeza amanzi amancane kushintsha umlingiswa wesiphuzo.

  Umqondo wokuthi ungalokothi ungeze amanzi ku-whiskey awukhohlisi ngoba amanzi anezelwa ukulinganisela amazinga okuphuza ngesikhathi sokuvuthwa nalapho i-whiskey ibhalwa ibhodlela. Futhi, kubantu abaningi, i-cask amandla i-whisky ayijabuli ngaphandle kwamanzi amancane.

  Iqiniso liwukuthi, i-whiskey isiphuzo okufanele ujabulele futhi noma ungenezela amanzi noma i-ice ngokuphelele kuwe.

  Uhlobo luni lwamanzi? Khohlwa konke owake wezwa mayelana nokwengeza amanzi ashuthiwe noma amanzi asentwasahlobo. Ngaphandle kokuthi amanzi akho angakini ajabule kakhulu, noma yimaphi amanzi amadala - ngaphandle kwamanzi abiziwe ngamabolisi angashadile - azokwenza.

• 05 ka-07

  Isabelo Sengelosi?

  Ngisho nezinkuni eziqine kakhulu zamasokisi, ama-sherry butts nemiphongolo i-porous. Njengama-whisky, ezinye zezophuzo ziyashintsha, zigxilise ama-flavour. Eqinisweni abenzi be-whisky balahlekelwa cishe ngo-1.5% whiskey wonyaka wonke ukuthi ukhula. Babiza ukuthi isabelo sezingelosi.

• 06 ka-07

  Amanga Amancane Amhlophe

  Ungase ucabange uma uthenga ibhodlela le-12, noma le-18, noma i-whiskey engu-24 ubudala, konke okukuyo kungokwalabo vintage. Kodwa, eqinisweni, njengowesifazane omuhle oneminyaka ethile ubudala utshelwe amanga amancane amhlophe.

  Ama-malts angabodwa ahlanganiswa ukuze afinyelele umlingisi othile noma agcine izimfanelo ezihlukile zomkhiqizo. Umehluko phakathi kwe-malt elilodwa kanye ne-whiskey ebizwa ngokuthi i-whisky ehlangene yilezi whiskeys ezihlanganisiwe zingenziwa ngemikhiqizo ye-distilleries eziningana kuyilapho yonke i-whisky ebhodleleni elilodwa le-malt livela e-distillery efanayo.

  Kodwa akubona bonke abavela ku-cask efanayo. Ngomthetho, iminyaka yobude be-Scotch ibhalwe yiyona minyaka ye-whiskey encane emgqeni. Kodwa ama-whiskeys amaningi kakhulu angase afakwe.

• 07 ka-07

  Ama-Scots Musa Ukuphuza I-Scotch Eningi

  Iningi le-Scotch whiskey lithunyelwa kusuka e-UK liya emakethe yonke elaseYurophu, eMpumalanga Ekude, eNyakatho naseNingizimu Melika. Ngokwezihlu zamazwe aphezulu angama-10 asebenzisa ama-whisky ahlanganiswe yi-SWA ngo-2012, ama-Brits awabukeli nakancane.

  Inombolo eyodwa ye-Scotch yokudla izwe emhlabeni wonke e-USA, ingenisa imali engu-$ 758 million ngonyaka ka-2012. Isibili esiphezulu yiFrance, singenisa imali engu-R4 434 million ngonyaka ka-2012.

  Ngokuthakazelisayo, imakethe enkulu kakhulu ye-champagne yesiFulentshi emhlabeni jikelele eBrithani. AmaFulentshi ayithinti izinto.