什么是波旁威士忌?
您可能以前听过它:所有波旁威士忌都是威士忌,但并非所有威士忌都是波旁威士忌。如果您是威士忌(尤其是波旁威士忌)的饮酒者,则需要知道这意味着什么。“要称呼自己为波旁威士忌,它的土豆泥(产品被蒸馏的谷物的混合物)必须至少含有51%的玉米。此外,波旁威士忌必须仅在烧焦的新橡木桶中陈化,而苏格兰威士忌生产商则拥有更多选择不同种类木桶的自由。许多制造商在威士忌上添加调味料或焦糖着色。但是波旁威士忌的生产商不能使用焦糖为他们的烈酒着色。阿加瓦尔解释说,他们不能称威士忌为“波旁威士忌”。唯一可以添加到波旁威士忌的是水。
波旁威士忌是许多威士忌鸡尾酒中的特色精神。这是经典的老式和令人耳目一新的薄荷julep中的明星成分。波旁威士忌的甜美概况使威士忌酸味。
波旁威士忌可以在美国以外制造吗?
No. The federal standards governing the identity of bourbon dictate that it is a ‘distinctive product of the United States' and that ‘the word “bourbon” shall not be used to describe any whisky or whisky-based distilled spirits not produced in the United States'. According to Swati Sharma, Co-Founder, The Dram Club, sweetness is what marks bourbon from the other varieties of whisky. Since bourbons are made of copious amount of corn they have a delightful sweetness with pronounced notes of vanilla that can't be found in most barley and rye-based whiskies, she clarifies. They also tend to be a bit smoky due to the charred oak. “But it takes years of practice of nosing and tasting even for experts to tell the difference between the vast styles of whiskies. The best way to keep getting better at it is to try a mix of both Bourbon and Scotch/other styles and make notes of the difference you can perceive in the nose and on the palate.”
当甘地说:“最好的威士忌是与朋友和家人一起玩的,这是很多玩笑和乐趣。Sláinte!”
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