Whiskey, thiab hauv particular Scotch whiskey, yog ib yam ntawm cov feem ntau thiab cov dej haus cawv uas koj tuaj yeem sim tau. Rau yav dhau los 20 xyoo, qhov chaw thiab kev txaus siab ntawm ua-hauv-Scotland, zoo-laus, tib malt whiskey tau loj hlob. Raws li Scotch Whiskey Association (SWA), Scotland cov kev lag luam ntawm tib malt whiskey sawv 190% hauv kaum xyoo mus rau xyoo 2012.
Muaj cov koom haum whiskey clubs, whiskey magazine, special viscera glasses thiab whiskey connoisseurs npaj siab tawm lub kaum tawm txhiab nyiaj rau tshwj xeeb lub raj mis. Thiab rau cov neeg taug kev, nws muaj xov xwm zoo heev uas Scotland nyiam tshaj plaws ntawm cov distilleries nyob hauv cov cheeb tsam sau tseg rau lawv qhov kev zoo nkauj, cov tsiaj qus thiab sab nraum zoov.
Koj tsis tas yuav tsum yog Scotch whiskey aficionado kom muaj kev txaus siab whisper tourism hauv Scotland. Qhov tseeb, thaum kuv tau pom, mus xyuas Scottish distillery los yog ob qho yog qhov zoo tshaj los ua ib qho. Qhov ntau uas koj paub, qhov ntau koj yuav zoo siab rau cov chemistry uas nkag mus rau hauv kev ua li cas lub xyoo pua 16th ntawm Britain hu ua aquae vitae - dej yug ntsig, Scots Gaelic tham hu ua uisge beatha thiab peb txhua tus paub tias yog whiskey (tsis muaj " e "yog tias koj thov).
Nov yog qee tus pointers kuv tau khaws cia tsis ntev los no thaum kuv mus xyuas Bowmore distillery ntawm Islay.
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Whiskey tau koom nrog cov zaub mov Zoo li Wine
Qhob noom xim kasfes nyob rau ntawm Harbor Harbor rau Islay. © Ferne Arfin Liab rau cov nqaij, dawb rau ntses? Zoo, tsis heev. Tab sis koj puas paub tias qee tus malts yog zoo kawg rau chocolate. Nws coj tawm lub toffee, caramel thiab vanilla sau ntawv los ntawm toasting lub insides ntawm casks (muaj ntoo tau qab zib nyob rau hauv nws tias caramelizes thaum burnt). Thaum lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv Scotland tsis ntev los no kuv nrhiav tau tias:
- ib tug whiskey nrog lub teeb peat haus luam yeeb thiab sau ntawv ntawm raisins yog gorgeous nrog Mushroom risotto thiab ib tug qe poached
- ib lub teeb thiab fruity whiskey uas khaws ntau ntawv bourbon nyob rau hauv nws cask yog heev nthuav nrog filet ntawm halibut.
Yog tias koj tab tom npaj mus so ib qho chaw ncig mus ncig ua si los sis puas muaj kev puas tsuaj, nrhiav ib qho uas tsis yog ib qho chaw noj su ua ke ntawm nws cov pob. Cov neeg tuaj ncig tebchaws hauv thaj chaw hauv cov cheeb tsam muaj peev xwm qhia tau rau koj txog cov khw noj mov uas muaj visa thiab zaub mov ua ke.
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Cov tsom iav tshwj xeeb "Nos" Cov tsom iav
Lub khob dej cawv iav. & luam: Ferne Arfin Cov iav uas koj siv rau ib tus zoo tib lub malt tuaj yeem ua rau qhov txawv txav ntawm ntau npaum li cas koj tau tawm ntawm kev paub.
Txij li xyoo 2001, ib hom tshiab ntawm cov dej haus iav tau hloov lub khov kho, ncaj nraim-qub qub Tsom iav Cov neeg siv tau siv ntau xyoo. Nws yog me ntsis tulip zoo li tus, dav hauv qab taw saum, thiab muaj ib lub qia los yog tuab, pob txha caj dab ces koj tuaj yeem tuav nws tsis muaj cua sov thiab lub khob ntawm nws. Cov duab ntawm iav yog meant kom ntau tshaj ntawm cov dej haus kom ua rau sib txuas nrog huab cua. Cov roj ntsha molecules ntawm lub siab uas nqa nws cov nyom aromas muaj nyob rau hauv nws lub tais tais. Lub khob yeej tus Poj huab tais qhuas rau Innovation tom qab nws tau nkag thiab tam sim no siv nyob rau hauv whiskey festivals thiab sib tw thoob ntiaj teb.
Muaj ntau dev paus thiab snobbery txuam nrog zoo nosing ib whiskey, tab sis ib qho tswv yim uas kuv tau muab yog pab tau. Tuav lub iav ntawm caj npab ntev thiab ces hla nws ob peb nti hauv koj lub qhov ntswg. Qhov kev txiav txim zoo li no ua rau noj cov cawv cawv thiab dab tsi koj tsis hnov tsw yog qhov tseeb ntawm tus kabmob khoob - cov txivneej, cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo, toffee, sultanas, thiab lwm yam. Nws yeej ua haujlwm.
Nosing tsom iav muag hauv khw muag khoom hauv cawv, tom whiskey cov kws kho mob thiab khoom plig hauv cov khoom noj khoom haus thoob plaws Scotland. Los yog koj tuaj yeem yuav lawv ncaj qha los ntawm Glencairn, lub tuam txhab uas tsim lawv nyob hauv thawj qhov chaw.
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Txhaws thiab Npaj Nos Zoo li Pro
Sov xib taws tso tawm whiskey aroma. Getty Images Tsis tau txais ib qho tshwj xeeb iav uas "los ntswg" koj cov hmoov malt whiskey. Zoo yog tias koj tuaj yeem nqa khoom pov tseg li ob peb tee, koj yuav sim tau txoj kev siv los ntawm maltmasters thaum kev khawb cascov lub zog ua tau.
Ncaj nraim ntawm lub pob cascov, whiskey muaj cawv ntau cov ntsiab lus uas yog hais tias koj tsuas hnia nws, txhua yam koj yuav tau txais yog lub khob tawg ntawm lub foob pob hluav taws. Qee cov tub txawg cov ncuav ncuav ob peb tee rau hauv xib teg ntawm lawv ob txhais tes thiab rub lawv ob txhais tes ua ke. Lub siab sov ua kom qhuav dej cawv thiab thaum twg yog sab nraud yog qhov tseeb ntawm tus nplais. Nws cia li zoo li tos rau haus dej cawv los ua kom qhuav ua ntej koj hnia ib tus dab ntawm perfume koj nyob nraum xav ntawm muas.
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Dej rau dej ntawm lub neej?
Qee lub sij hawm ib me ntsis dej qhib cov hmoov av. Getty Images Muaj ntau tus neeg xav tias cov neeg tiag tiag cov neeg sib tham yuav tsum haus dej haus cawv thiab muab dej tso rau hauv ib lub khob ntawm malt xwb.
Cov kws tshaj lij Whisky tsis pom zoo thiab feem ntau cov dej ntxiv ntxiv ob peb tee dej - cia ob lossis peb tee dej - pom zoo kom "qhib" cov hmoov av. Qhov lawv txhais tau txawv nrog rau cov kws koj tau tham. Qee tus yuav qhia rau koj tias cov dej txov tau qhov kub nyhiab ntawm cov dej cawv kom cov paj ntaum tiag tiag thiab cov khoom qab zib tuaj. Thaum lwm tus neeg piav tias cov tshuaj lom neeg muaj kev sib haum xeeb thaum qhov dej ntxiv, tso cov hlua roj ntev ntawm cov roj oily esters uas ua ntxhiab. Ob qho kev piav qhia yog tej zaum qhov tseeb thiab hauv kuv tus kheej kev kawm, ntxiv me ntsis dej ntawm cov dej hloov cov cim ntawm haus.
Lub tswv yim ntawm tsis txhob ntxiv dej rau whiskey yog dag vim hais tias dej ntxiv rau sib npaug ntawm cawv theem thaum lub sij hawm maturation thiab thaum whiskey yog fwj. Thiab, rau feem ntau cov neeg, cask lub zog whiskey yog tsis kaj siab tsis muaj me ntsis dej.
Qhov tseeb yog, whiskey yog haus dej haus cawv koj yuav tsum tau txais thiab seb puas los yog tsis ntxiv dej los yog dej khov yog kiag li rau koj.
Cov dej dab tsi? Tsis nco qab txhua yam uas koj tau hnov txog ntxiv dej los sis dej hlav dej. Tshwj tsis yog tias koj cov dej hauv zos tsis txaus siab, txhua tus dej qub - tsuas yog cov dej uas muaj cov pa phem xwb - yuav ua.
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Tus Angel Qhia?
Tus Angel Qhia. Composite / Getty Dluab Txawm hais tias tus ceev nruj grain ntoo ntawm casks, sherry butts thiab barrels yog ntxeem tau. Raws li cov qos yaj ywm muaj qee xyoo, qee lub cawv evaporates, ua kom zoo siab rau cov flavors. Hauv qhov tseeb whiskey makers poob txog 1.5% ntawm whiskey txhua txhua xyoo uas nws tuaj zus. Lawv hu tus tubtxib saum ntuj lub npe.
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Me Me Dawb
Me Me Dawb. Getty Images Tej zaum koj yuav xav tias thaum koj yuav ib lub raj mis ntawm 12, los yog 18, los yog 24 xyoos whiskey, tag nrho nws cov ntsiab lus yog ntawm vintage. Tab sis, qhov tseeb, zoo li ib tug poj niam zoo nkauj ntawm ib lub hnub nyoog uas koj tau raug qhia me ntsis dawb dag.
Tib cov tshuaj tiv thaiv no yog sib luag los ua kom tau ib tus cwj pwm zoo los yog tswj cov khoom zoo ntawm ib hom tshuaj. Qhov txawv nruab nrab ntawm ib tus malt thiab ib qho sib xyaw blended whiskey yog qhov sib tov uas yog blended whiskeys tau los ntawm cov khoom ntawm ntau cov khoom noj thaum lub sij hawm tag nrho cov khaub zig hauv ib lub raj mis malt los ntawm tib qho khoom qub.
Tab sis nws tsis yog tag nrho cov los ntawm tib qaum. Los ntawm txoj cai lij choj, lub hnub nyoog Scotch yog sau tias yog hnub nyoog ntawm tus yau tshaj plaws hauv qhov chaw. Tab sis ntau tshaj qhov qub whiskeys kuj ntxiv tau.
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Cov Scots Tsis Haus Haus Lub Pob Zeb Ntau
Whisky nyob rau hauv ib lub nosing iav. Mus saib Tebchaws Britain / Nathalie Pecht / Getty Images Feem ntau Scotch whiskey yog tawm los ntawm cov UK mus muag thoob teb chaws Europe, Sab Hnub Tuaj, Qaum Teb thiab South America. Raws li ib daim ntawv teev cov saum toj 10 whiskey haus cov teb chaws ua ke los ntawm SWA rau xyoo 2012, Cov poj niam tsis txawm nrhiav tau.
Tus naj npawb Scotch siv nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb no nyob rau teb chaws Mes Kas, yog $ 758 lab ntawm cov khoom hauv xyoo 2012. Ib qho thib ob yog Fabkis, nws yog $ 434 lab nyob rau xyoo 2012.
Interestingly, qhov loj tshaj plaws kev ua lag luam rau Fabkis champagne nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no nyob rau hauv Britain. Fabkis tsis yog kov cov khoom.