Izinto Ezingazange Uzazi Nge-Scotch Whiskey

I-Whisky, kwaye ngokukodwa i-Scotch whisky, yenye yezona zixhobo ezinxilisayo kunye nobunxilisayo ongayenza. Kwiminyaka engama-20 eyadlulayo, ukuthandwa nokuxabisa okwenziwe-eScotland, abaneminyaka elidala, i-whisky enye ye-malt ikhule. Ngokutsho kweScottch Whiskey Association (SWA), ukuthumela ngaphandle kwe-Scotland ye-malt whiskey kwenyuka ngo-190% kwiminyaka elishumi ukuya ku-2012.

Kukhona amaqela e-whiskey, amaphepha e-whiskey, iilazi ezikhethekileyo ze-whiskey kunye ne-whisky connoisseurs ezikulungele ukuxubusha amashumi amawaka eedola kwiibhotile ezikhethekileyo. Kwabahambi, kukho iindaba ezilungileyo zokuthi i-distilleries ezona umdla ezithandekayo ziseScotland zihlala kwiindawo ezichazwe ngobuhle bazo, zasendle kunye nemisebenzi yangaphandle.

Akufanele ube yiSkotch whiskey aficionado ukufumana ukhenketho lwe-whisky eScotland. Enyanisweni, njengoko ndandifumana, ndwendwela i-Scottish distillery okanye ezimbini zindlela efanelekileyo yokuba enye. Ukwazi ngakumbi, uya kuba nolwazi oluthe xaxa olusisiseko sokusebenza okwenza ukuba ngaba ookumkani bamaBrithani bekhulu le-16 bawabiza ngokuthi i- aquae vitae- amanzi aphilileyo, izikhulumi ze-Scots Gaelic ezibizwa ngokuba yi- uisge beatha kwaye sonke sazi njenge-whisky (ngaphandle " e "ukuba uthanda).

Nazi izicatshulwa ezimbalwa endithathayo xa ndandwendwela i-Bowmore distillery kwi-Islay.

• 01 ngo 07

  I-Whiskey Inokubambisana Ngokutya Njengewayini

  Ubomvu ngokutya, umhlophe ngeentlanzi? Ewe, kungekhona. Kodwa ngaba uyayazi ukuba ezinye iillet ze-malts ziyi-chocolate. Ivelisa i-toffee, i-caramel kunye ne-vanilla amanqaku avela kwi-insides yeeksksi (ewe ukhuni ineshukela kuyo i-carameli xa itshiswa). Ngoxa sele ndiseSkotland ndafumanisa ukuba:

  • i-whisky ene-peat smoke kunye neengcambu zeviniweyo zazihle kakhulu nge-risotto yama-mushroom kunye neqanda elixutywe
  • i-whisky ekhanyayo kunye neentyatyambo ezithatha amanqaku amaninzi kwi-cask yayo yayinomdla kakhulu kunye nefayile ye-halibut.

  Ukuba uceba ukuthatha uhambo lwee-distillery okanye i-distillery break, khangela enye eyenza i-whiskey yokudibanisa isidlo sasemini njengenxalenye yepakethe yayo. Amagunya okukhenketho kwiindawo zokuhlaziya izixhobo ezinokutshatyalaliswa kwezixhobo ezinokutyalela angakuxelela malunga neevenkile ezinika i-whiskey kunye namava okutya okubambisana.

• 02 we-07

  Ekhethekileyo "I-Nosing" Iiglasi zigxila kwiAromas

  Iglasi oyisebenzisayo kwi-malt elilodwa lingenza umehluko omkhulu ekungeni kwakho kumava.

  Ukususela ngo-2001, isitayela esitsha seglasi yokusela ishintshile iiglasi ezigxilileyo, eziqhelekileyo zakwa-Old Fashioned glasses asetyenziswe iminyaka. Yinto encinci ye-tulip ebonakalayo, ebanzi ngaphantsi kwephezulu, kwaye inokuthi isitshixo okanye isiseko esiqinileyo, ukuze ungabamba ngaphandle kokufudumala isitya kunye ne-whiskey ngaphakathi kwayo. Ubume beglasi bubhekiselele ekuvumelekeni ngaphezulu komsebenzi wesiselo ukudibanisa nomoya. Iimodyuli zomoya ophethe i-aromas eziyinkimbinkimbi zigcinwe ngaphakathi kwesitya sayo. Iglasi laphumelela i-Queen's Award ye-innovative emva kokuqaliswa kwaye sele isetyenziselwa kwimikhosi ye-whisky kunye nemincintiswano kuwo wonke umhlaba.

  Kukho izinto ezininzi ezingenangqondo kunye ne-snobbery ezidibeneyo ngokumemeza ngokucacileyo i-whisky kodwa enye icebiso elinikezelweyo laliyiluncedo. Gcina ingilazi kwixesha leengalo uze udlulise ii-intshi ezimbalwa phantsi kwempumlo yakho. Isenzo sibonakala siphumelelisa utywala obunxilisayo kunye nento enuvumbayo yinto eyoyiyo ye-whisky-smoky peat, ivenkile, i-toffee, i-sultanas, i-nut kunye nokunye. Isebenza ngokwenene.

  Iiglasi ze-Nosing zithengiswa kwiivenkile zokuthengisa utywala, kwiingcali ze-whiskey nakwizitolo zomoya zokutya ezityhutyhileyo kulo lonke i-Scotland. Okanye ungabathengisa ngokuthe ngqo ukusuka eGlencairn, inkampani eyayilungiselela kwindawo yokuqala.

• 03 we-07

  I-Nough and Ready Nosing Like Pro

  Awunayo iglasi ekhethekileyo ekhethekileyo ekufuneka "uphumle" i-whiskey yakho enomdla. Kaloku ukuba unokuthwala ukulahla amaconsi ambalwa, ungazama indlela esetyenziswe ngabaltmasters xa ukhangele i-whisky amandla e-cask.

  Ukuchaneka kwi-cask, i-whisky inomxholo ophezulu wokusela utywala ukuba ukuba uyayicima nje, yonke into oyifumanayo yiyokotshwa ngamanzi omlilo. Abanye abaqeqeshi bezotyhulwa batyathele amaconsi ambalwa kwiintendelezo zezandla zabo baze bagubungele izandla. Ukufudumala kuphuphuma utshwala kwaye xa kushiywe ngumlinganiso oyinyaniso whisky. Kufana nje nokulinda utywala ukuba uphuphuke ngaphambi kokuba ucwebe i-dab yeqhumiso ocinga ukuthenga.

• 04 we-07

  Amanzi aManzi obomi?

  Uninzi lwabantu bacinga ukuba i-whisky real connoisseurs kufuneka iphuze kakuhle i-whiskey kwaye ukubeka amanzi kwi-glass of malt single.

  Iingcali ze-Whisky ziyavumelani kwaye kwiindawo ezininzi zokungcebeleka zongeza amaconsi ambalwa-ngokwenene ezimbini okanye ezintathu zamanzi amanzi - kunconywa ukuba "uvule" i-whisky. Oko bathethayo kuyahluka kunye neengcali othetha ngazo. Abanye baya kukuxelela ukuba amanzi ayanciphisa umphumo ovuthayo wokunxiliswa kotywala ukwenzela ukuba i-aromas kunye ne-flavour zangempela zifike. Nangona abanye bechazela ukuba iimpendulo zamakhemikhali eziyinkimbinkimbi zenzeka xa amanzi edibaniswa, ukukhulula iamolekyudi ezininzi zama-ester ezinamafutha anomsindo. Zomibini iinkcazo mhlawumbi ziyinyaniso kwaye kwimeko yam, ukongeza amanzi amancinci atshintshe umlingiswa wesiselo.

  Ingcamango yokungakhethi kwamanzi kwi-whisky ayikhohlisi kuba amanzi athengiswa ukulinganisela amanqanaba otywala ngexesha lokuvuthwa kwaye xa i-whisky ibhotile. Kwaye, ngenxa yabantu abaninzi, i-wikkey yamandla ayimnandi ngaphandle kwamanzi amaninzi.

  Inyaniso kukuba, i-whisky isiselo kufuneka uzonwabele kwaye ingaba ungeze okanye udibanise amanzi okanye iqhwa.

  Luhlobo luni lwamanzi? Ulibale konke oye wakuva malunga nokongeza amanzi adibeneyo okanye amanzi entwasahlobo. Ngaphandle kokuba amanzi akho asekuhlaleni angathandeki, nayiphi na yamanzi yamandulo-ngaphandle kwamanzi e-carbonate kunye nama-malts angatshatanga-aya kwenza.

• 05 we-07

  Isabelo seNgelosi?

  Nangona imithi yokutya yokhuni, i-sherry butts kunye nebarrels i-porous. Njengama-whisky ubudala, ezinye zezobisi ziphuphuma, zijolise kwiinambuzi. Enyanisweni abenzi be-whisky balahlekelwa malunga ne-1.5% ye-whiskey ngamnye unyaka ukuba ikhula. Bambiza ukuba isabelo selosi.

• 06 we-07

  Amanga amhlophe

  Unokucinga xa uthenge ibhotile ye-12, okanye i-18, okanye i-whiskey engama-24 ubudala, yonke into equlethwe yilo vintage. Kodwa, enyanisweni, njengowesifazane oqaqambileyo oneminyaka ethile uxelelwa ngento emfutshane emhlophe.

  Amalts angabonakaliyo ahlanganiswe ukufezekisa umlingiswa othile okanye ukugcina iimpawu ezahlukileyo zekhredithi. Umehluko phakathi kwe-malt enye kunye ne-soythi ebizwa ngokuthi i-whiskey yile i-whiskeys edibeneyo inokwenziwa ngemveliso yee-distilleries eziliqela ngelixa yonke i-whisky kwibhotile ye-malt enye ivela kwi-distillery efanayo.

  Kodwa akuyiyo yonke into evela kwi-cask efanayo. Ngokomthetho, ubudala be-Scotch ibhalwe ngunyaka we-whiskey encinane kumxube. Kodwa i-whiskeys eninzi ingasongezwa.

• 07 we-07

  I-Scots Musa ukuphuza kakhulu i-Scotch

  Uninzi lwe-Scotch whiskey ithunyelwa kwi-UK ukuya kwiimarike lonke elaseYurophu, eMpuma Ekude, eMntla naseMzantsi Melika. Ngokoluhlu lwama-10 aphezulu angama-whisky ahlanganiswe yi-SWA ngo-2012, i-Brits ayifumananga.

  Inombolo yokuqala yelizwe leScosch edla umhlaba e-USA, ingenisa i-$ 758 yezigidi zezinto ngo-2012. I sibini esondeleyo yiFransi, ingenisa i-$ 434 yezigidi ngonyaka ka-2012.

  Kuyathakazelisa, intengiso enkulu kwi-champagne yesiFrentshi kwihlabathi laseBritani. AmaFrentshi akathinti izinto.