What's good for whisky
1. Straight drinking
Straight drinking means 1% pure liquor without any additives, which can make the strong personality of whisky directly impact the senses. It can be said that it is the traditional drinking method that can best understand the original color and flavor of whisky. In fact, most consumers can't accept this directly impacted drinking method, so most of them adopt the straight drinking method.
2. With water
It is the most "popular" way to drink whisky in the world. Even in Scotland, drinking with water is still popular. Many people think that adding water will destroy the original flavor of whiskey. In fact, adding a proper amount of water will not make whiskey lose its original flavor. On the contrary, it may weaken the alcohol taste and lead to the hidden aroma of whiskey. In other words, if whiskey of poor quality is added with water, it may be ugly.
3. With rocks
This drinking method, also known as ontherock, is mainly for drinkers who want to reduce alcohol stimulation but don't want to dilute whisky. However, although whisky with ice cubes can inhibit the alcohol smell, it also leads to partial aroma atresia due to cooling, making it difficult to taste the original flavor characteristics of whisky.
4. With soda
The blending based on spirits and soda is called Highball. For WhiskyHighball, adding coke is the most popular drinking method. However, by comprehensive comparison, American corn whisky is generally better than malt whisky and cereal whisky in terms of the taste of coke, so adding coke is the highball drinking method.
5. Withgreentea)
Japanese invented water cutting, while China developed an innovative drinking method of "adding green tea", which is said to be a marketing idea of Pernod Ricard when it promoted whisky in China. Nowadays, "Whisky and Green Tea" has become popular all over China, and it is especially loved by young people.
In the eyes of people all over the world, whiskey with sweet green tea is an incredible way to drink, but the preference is personal. Americans like to add coke, while China people choose to add green tea. In fact, each has its own advantages and is quite reasonable.
proportion of whisky to water
Generally speaking, the proportion of 1: 1 is most suitable for 12-year-old whisky. If it is less than 12 years old, the amount of water should be increased, and if it is more than 25 years old, it is recommended to add some water or even no water.
will the difference of dilution water affect the quality of whisky? The answer is yes. Generally speaking, pure water can maintain the original appearance of whisky, soft water can make whisky taste smooth and supple, hard water can make whisky more layered, and drinkers can use mineral water with different mineral contents according to their taste needs.
Whisky sour whisky
Ingredients: 45 ml of whisky, 2 ml of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of sugar (syrup), a small amount of soda water (optional), 1 slice of lemon and 1 red cherry.
Method:
1. Pour whisky, lemon juice, sugar or syrup into a shaker and shake vigorously.
2. Pour the shaken wine into a sour wine glass, then decorate it with lemon slices and cherries, fill the remaining space with soda water, and finally slowly blend.
Canadian7up
Materials: 6 ml of Canadian whisky and 7-up soda.
Method:
1. Fill a tall glass with ice until it is 8 minutes full.
2. Pour the whisky into the glass.
3. Pour in soda.
4, gently stir a few times.
5. Just add the cocktail shaker.
WhiskyFloat
What's whisky
Whisky is a kind of strong distilled liquor made from grains such as barley, aged in oak barrels for many years and blended to about 43 degrees. The British call it "the water of life". ? According to the place of origin, it can be divided into four categories: scotch whisky, Irish whisky, American whisky and Canadian whisky. The brewing process of whisky is divided into six steps: germination, saccharification, fermentation, distillation, aging and blending. Whisky has been in ballantine for 3 years, winning the International Spirits Challenge in 24 and 25, while ballantine Tejiu Whisky won the gold medal in 26.