Umlando Wokuqala Kanye Nesiko Eliqinile

Ngo-1494, izindela zaseScotland zokuqala ukusebenzisa indlela yokuxuba utshwala obubizwa “uisge beatha,” okusho “amanzi okuphila.” Lolu lwazi lwabe selusabalala lisuka e-Europe lwafika eScotland. Ekuqaleni, kwakuyisiphuzo esilula, esisetshenziswa abantu abampofu. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kwaba uphawu lwamasiko nobunikazi besizwe. Ngo-1823, umthetho osha waba semthethweni, wavumela izimboni ezisemthethweni ukuthi zakhe amagama amakhulu ezweni nasemhlabeni.

Izifunda Ezihlukile Nezinambitheka Ezihlukile

I-whisky yaseScotland yenziwa ezindaweni ezinhlanu.

• I-Highlands: indawo enkulu, ikhiqiza i-whisky enokunambitheka okuhlukile, kusuka kokuthambile kuye kokunamandla.

• I-Speyside: inezimboni eziningi, inuka izithelo futhi inomnkantsha omnandi.

• I-Islay: isiqhingi esaziwa ngomusi onamandla nephunga lolwandle.

• I-Lowlands: ikhiqiza i-whisky ethambile, elula ukuyiphuza.

• I-Campbeltown: yaziwa nge-whisky enomusi, nama-oli kanye nokunambitheka okuyinkimbinkimbi.

Izimboni Ezidumile Nezakha Umlando

E-Speyside, uMacallan udume ngezigubhu ze-sherry ezenza i-whisky ibe nephunga elijulile. UGlenfiddich wasiza ekutheni i-single malt idume emhlabeni wonke. E-Islay, uLagavulin wakha i-whisky enomusi onamandla. EGlenmorangie e-Highlands, basebenzisa izigubhu ezake zagcina i-port noma i-sauternes, ukuze benze i-whisky enokunambitheka okujulile. Lezi zimboni zigcina amasiko futhi zisungula izinto ezintsha.

Ukuguga Nokuphila Kwesikhathi

I-whisky idinga ukuguga okungenani iminyaka emithathu ezigubhuni. Kodwa iningi liguga isikhathi eside njenge-12, 15 noma ngisho ne-25 iminyaka. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, isigubhu sikhulula ukunambitheka okuhlukile. Izinto ezifana ne-vanilla nezithelo ezomisiwe zenziwa ngesikhathi sokuguga. I-“angel’s share” iyashabalala ngenxa yokuphuphuma, okusho ukuthi ezinye izingxenye ziyanyamalala, zishiye ukunambitheka okuqinile.

Ukuqeda Nokuxuba Okuhlakaniphile

Izimboni eziningi zisebenzisa “finishing,” lapho i-whisky idluliselwa ezigubhuni ezake zagcina i-rum noma i-sherry. Lokhu kunika i-whisky ukunambitheka okuhlukile. Abaxube i-whisky bakwazi ukuxuba iminyaka ehlukile ukuze bathole ukunambitheka okungcono. Ngaphambi kokufakwa emabhodleleni, i-whisky ivame ukuhlanjululwa ngamanzi acwebile ukuze ibe mhlophe futhi icace.

Amabhodlela Ayigugu Nokuhlonishwa Emhlabeni

Ezinye i-whisky zenziwa njengamabhodlela akhethekile, afana neMacallan Lalique noma Dalmore constellation series. Lokhu kwenza zibe yizinto eziqoqwayo ezithengiswa ngentengo ephezulu. Izimboni ezivaliwe ezifana nePort Ellen neBrora zithandwa kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi azisayenzi, okuyenza ibe yigugu.

Namuhla Ngezesiko Nezivakashi

Namuhla, i-whisky iyingxenye yezokuvakasha. Abantu bavakashela izimboni ukuze bafunde ngomlando nokunambitha. Izinkampani ziyaqhubeka nokugcina imvelo, zinciphisa umonakalo. Imakethe ikhula kakhulu e-Asia naseMelika, kanti izinkampani zenza izinhlobo ezintsha ngenkathi zigcina isiko laseScotland.

Izinto Ezibalulekile:

• I-single malt yenziwa ngotshwala lwesikolo esisodwa, iguge okungenani iminyaka emi-3 e-Scotland.

• Izifunda ezinhlanu zinikeza ukunambitheka okuhlukile.

• Izimboni ezinkulu njengeMacallan, Glenfiddich noLagavulin zidume emhlabeni wonke.