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Is Whisky good?

Whisky (Whisky, Whiskey), is a kind of barley and other grains brewed in oak barrels after aging for many years, blended into a strong distilled spirit of about 43 degrees. The British call it "the water of life". According to the origin can be divided into: Scotch whiskey, Irish whiskey, American whiskey and Canadian whiskey four categories.

Whisky brewing process is divided into six steps: malting, saccharification, fermentation, distillation, aging, blending.

Whisky Ballantine's 30 Years, won the 2004 and 2005 International Spirits Challenge awards, while Ballantine's Extra Strength whisky won a gold medal in 2006.

Whisky whisky classification is mainly based on raw materials, storage time, alcohol content, country of origin to distinguish.

Based on the different raw materials, whiskey can be categorized into straight wheat whiskey and grain whiskey and rye whiskey.

According to the storage time of whisky in oak barrels, it can be divided into different varieties of years to decades, etc. All Scotch whisky has a requirement that it needs to be aged in oak barrels for no less than three years.

Based on the alcohol content, whisky can be divided into different alcohol content such as 40-60 degrees