What's whiskey?

Whiskey is a strong distilled liquor, made from barley and other grains, aged in oak barrels for many years and blended to about 43 degrees. The British call it "the water of life". The brewing process of whisky is divided into six steps: germination, saccharification, fermentation, distillation, aging and blending. The origin of whisky has not been verified, but it is certain that Scotland has been producing whisky for more than 500 years, so it is generally believed that this is the birthplace of all whiskies.

Whiskey can be drunk directly, or you can add water, ice, soda water and green tea according to your personal taste. In cold Scotland, there is a traditional whisky called HotToddy. hot

Toddy's brewing methods are quite diverse. The mainstream blending methods are mostly based on scotch whisky, adding lemon juice and honey, then adding brown sugar and cinnamon according to everyone's needs and preferences, and finally blending with hot water, which becomes a delicious wine.

The classification of whisky is mainly based on raw materials, storage time, alcohol content and origin. According to different raw materials, whisky can be divided into single malt whisky, grain whisky and rye whisky.

According to the storage time of whisky in oak barrels, it can be divided into varieties of different years, such as several years to decades. All Scotch whiskies are required to be aged in oak barrels for at least 3 years. According to the alcohol content, whisky can be divided into whiskies with different alcohol contents such as 40-60 degrees.