1. Gin
Gin was originally a surgical drug used as a diuretic and anesthesia in the Netherlands a hundred years ago. Because of its stimulating effect, people diluted it and drank it. This kind of wine has many names in the world, including "Genever" in the Netherlands, "Hollands", "Gin" or "Geneve" in the UK, "Wacholder" in Germany and "Geneviere" in France. In China, it is literally translated as gin wine. According to the dialect along the coast of Guangdong, it is literally translated as gin wine. We also call it gin wine. In addition, because gin is flavored with juniper berries, it is also called gin. No matter what it is called, gin is a distilled liquor based on grain raw materials. The world's gin can be divided into two categories: Dutch style and British style.
1. Category:
1) Dutch gin - Genever
Produced in the Netherlands, the main production areas are concentrated in the Schiedam area , gin is the national drink of the Netherlands. It is distilled using barley malt as the main ingredient (corn and rye are also used) and adding some spices (such as coriander, bitter almond, cardamom, cinnamon, lemon, orange peel, etc., the most important one is juniper berry). The procedure is : The original grain wine is first refined, and after three distillations, spices are added for the fourth distillation. Finally, the head and tail are removed, and gin is obtained. It does not need to be aged. Generally, the higher the alcohol content, the better the quality of the wine.
The liquid of Dutch-style gin is colorless and transparent, with prominent wine and spice flavor, almost weird, strong personality and slightly sweet. The alcohol content is around 52. Because the wine is too sweet and strong, it can overwhelm any drink, so it is only suitable for drinking alone and not as a base wine for cocktails. Famous products:
Bols
Blkma
Henkes
Hasekamp
2) British Dry Gin——London Dry Gin
It means that it is not sweet and does not have the original taste. The production process of British dry gold is simple. The strong grain liquor is distilled together with juniper berries and other spices. It is transparent and colorless, has a rich aroma of wine and spices, and has a dry, mellow and refreshing taste. It is very popular in the world. There are many national production bases in the world, especially London dry gold produced in the UK is the best:
Beefeather, also literally translated as must be developed
Gordon's literally translated as Gordon or Gordon Sri Lanka
Tanqueray is transliterated as Tianjiali
Booth's high Dry Red Lion
Ashby's London Dry Gin
Gilbey's Geely Bei
Bols Persia
Queen Elixabeth
Old Lady'sOld Lady
Schenley Xin Lei
burnett's Burnett's
Among them, Gordon is the British national drink. In 1769, Alexander Gordon founded a gin distillery in London and prepared Gordon's gin with a unique aroma. Today, it is the number one selling gin in the world, with up to four bottles per second.
In addition, Tanqueray is produced by the Tanqueray Gordon Company, which was created in 1898 by the merger of the Gordon Company and the Charles Tanqueray Company. Tanqueray is the most famous gin among gins. It is deep and dry, with a unique aroma of juniper berries and other vanilla ingredients. It is the most famous imported gin in the United States.
2. Drinking and handling of gin
1) Drink it clean
In the bar, the standard dosage of each Gin is 25ml. Drink before or after a meal, slightly chilled. It can be drunk neatly, and the Dutch style is the most common. Put the wine in an ice bucket, refrigerator or use ice cubes to cool it down. When drinking it neat, use a liqueur or classical cup. It can also be mixed with water and drunk, with London Dry Gold being the most common.
Two.
Vodka
vodka means "water and wine" in Russian, but the Polish word Wodka is similar to Vodka and also means "water and wine". Although this wine was originally produced in Eastern Europe, it has become an important international alcoholic beverage in recent decades. In addition to the former Soviet Union and Poland, its major consuming countries include the United States, Britain, France, Finland and other countries.
1. Russia Vodka
The initial material used for Russia Vodka was barley, and later starchy corn and potatoes were gradually used. The process of brewing mash and distilling raw wine in the former Soviet Union was no different from other distilled wines. The difference is that vodka requires high-purity alcohol refining to reach 190proof, which is equivalent to 95'. After re-distillation and refining, it is poured into a birch activated carbon filter tank and filtered slowly to fully contact the distilled liquid with activated carbon molecules for purification. The acids, aldehydes, alcohols and other trace substances contained in the original wine are removed, and the liquor is purified. This results in pure vodka, which does not need to be aged.
The vodka that has been processed through the above process is colorless, as clear and transparent as crystals, and has almost no other aroma except the aroma of wine. It has a strong taste, strong nose, and warm feeling in the back and abdomen after swallowing. But after drinking it, I definitely don’t feel like I’m on top. Famous products include:
Moskovskaya Moscow Red Label, Green Label
Stolichnaya Soviet Vodka
Bolskaya Bols Vodka
Limonnaya Lemonnaya
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Russkaya Russian Kaya
Stolovaya Storovaya
Pertsovka Bertsovka
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2. Poland Vodka
Polish vodka is quite famous in the world. Its brewing process is similar to that of Soviet vodka. The only difference is that the Poles add many herbs, plants, granules and other flavoring materials during the brewing process. Therefore, Polish vodka has richer flavor and richer flavor than Soviet vodka. Famous products include:
Blue Bison
Wyborowa
Zubrowka
Nowadays Vodka is no longer a patented product of the former Soviet Union. Many countries such as the United States, France, Britain, Sweden, and the Netherlands produce Vodka of comparable quality. Famous products include:
Smirnoff royal brand vodka, also transliterated as Smirnoff (American product)
Silverado is transliterated as Silverado (American product)
Samovar is transliterated as Samovar (Produced in the United States)
Finlandia (Produced in Finland)
Absolut Vodka Swedish Vodka (Produced in Sweden)
Cossack Cossack (Produced in the United Kingdom)
Vladivat is transliterated as Vladifate (British origin)
Voloskaya is transliterated as Frauskaya (French origin)
Karinskaya is transliterated as Kalinskaya (Legal property)
3. Drinking and serving
The standard dosage of Vodka is 40ml/portion. You can drink it neatly in a sharp glass or a classic glass with ice cubes. It can be used as table wine or after-dinner wine and served at room temperature.
When drinking alone, prepare a glass of cold water. Quick drinking is its main way of drinking. "Drinking Vodka in big gulps, served with caviar and smoked fish" is often used to describe the love of Vodka among Russians and Poles. Because Vodka is an odorless, tasteless and aromaless wine, it is very suitable for drinking fruit juice soda and is also one of the best base wines for cocktails.
Three. Rum
Rum has many Chinese and foreign names: Rum, Rhum, Ron, which is translated into Chinese as Rum, Rum, Laomu and sugar cane wine.
1. Features:
Rum is a kind of romantic wine. People with adventurous spirit like to use rum as their drink.
Rum is also known as the "pirate wine". There was an old song popular in Britain that was used by pirates to praise rum. It is said that when the British conquered the islands of the Caribbean, their biggest gain was the endless supply of rum they brought to them. The tropical color of rum also brings some warmth to the cold British islands.
The main raw material of Rum is sugar cane, which can also be said to be mainly the waste kettle and infusions used in the production of sucrose. Molasses and cane juice are added, fermented and distilled to make wine. Depending on the type, some need to be aged in oak barrels to dye the wine with its color, aroma and taste, while others do not need to be stored. This is transparent colorless rum. As for the specific brewing process of Rum, it is very complicated and involves confidentiality, so this article cannot go into it in depth. This is also the only way for the Lamb family to maintain excellent wine quality.
2. Types
According to different sugar cane raw materials and brewing methods, it can be divided into:
1) White Rum——White Rum, also known as Agric Rhum or Grappe
It is a kind of fresh wine, colorless and transparent, with a refreshing sucrose aroma, sweet and mellow taste, and a delicate body. The alcohol content is around 55'.
2) Old Rum——Old Rum
This is an old wine that has been aged for more than 3 years, and the wine is oak-colored. Beautiful and crystal clear, the aroma is mellow and elegant, the taste is fine, round, and the aftertaste is sweet, richer in flavor than white rum, with an alcohol content of 40 to 43 degrees.
3) Light Rum——Light Rum
It is a kind of rum that uses as much non-alcoholic substances as possible during the brewing process. It is light white in color, has a light aroma, and is suitable for cooking. The base wine for blended wines.
4) Traditional Rum——Traditional Rum
It is a traditional rum. The liquor is amber in color, with beautiful luster and transparent as crystal, also known as amber rum. Sugarcane has a rich aroma, a mellow and round taste, and a sweet aftertaste.
5) Great Aroma Rum - Strong aroma rum
It is a kind of rum with a particularly strong aroma. The flavor of sugar cane and the customs of the West Indies are in it, and the alcohol content is around 54.
Old rum, light rum, traditional rum and aromatic rum are collectively called Industrial Rum, which is relative to rum house wine.
Rum is one of the most consumed wines in the world. The main producing areas are: porto rico (Puerto Rico), Jamaica (Jamaica), Cuba (Cuba), Haiti (Haiti), Java (Java), Dominica (Dominican), Trinidad and other Caribbean countries. Among them, the rum produced in Puerto Rico is famous for its light quality. It has the characteristics of light and fragrant, with an alcohol content of about 40. Famous products:
Ronrico Ronrico
Don Q Don Q
Jamaican rum is famous for its richness, strong and spicy taste, dark brown in color, full-bodied and mellow, with an alcohol content of 40-43 . Around 5, famous brand:
Captain Morgan
Myer's is transliterated as Myers, also known as Black Forest Rum
Coruba Royal Ba
Old Jamaica
In addition, multinational companies produce: Bacardi——Bacardi
Cuba produces: Havana Club——Havana Club
These are also very famous liquor licenses.
3. Service
The service method is the same as that of vodka, whiskey(e)y and other spirits.