Archive for April, 2008
Single Malt Scotch is a type of single malt whisky, distilled by a single distillery, using malted barley as the only grain ingredient in Scotland. As with any Scotch whisky, a Single Malt Scotch must be distilled in Scotland and matured in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years.
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April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Other | No Comments
Wine Distilled Liquors
Distillation is the centuries-old process used to produce alcohol. Heat is used to separate the components of a liquid, or mash, and as vaporization takes place the vapors are cooled so they condense into neutral spirits with little color, aroma, or flavor.
The distiller then blends this neutral spirit with other alcohol or flavorings [...]
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Other | No Comments
The term “organic” is cropping up more and more when it comes to food and drink production in the 21st Century. It demands a cleaner and a non-chemically grown product. But how does this affect wine production and can there be such a thing as a wine company who can produce truly organic wine and [...]
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Other, Wine | No Comments
When it comes to red wine, it can get confusing as to which kind of wine is right for you. There is such a wide variety of grape types that go into wine production that you can find yourself bewildered when faced with a supermarket shelf.
To optimize the experience, red wines need time to age, [...]
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Wine | No Comments
Schoolgirl binge drinker Natasha Farnham is the youngest person in Britain to be diagnosed with liver failure - at the age of just 14.
The pretty hell-raiser started drinking at 12 and was downing up to six bottles of wine a day by the age of 13.
Two years later she was rushed to hospital after drinking [...]
April 14th, 2008 | Posted in Other | No Comments
The whisky industry has been split by a row over a new classification that critics claim will “dumb down” the product and threaten the future of Scotland’s most famous export.
One distiller said yesterday that the move could lead to distillery closures and undermine the credibility of the country’s renowned single malts.
Mark Reynier, of Bruichladdich [...]
April 11th, 2008 | Posted in Cognac, Whiskey | No Comments
That’s what Homer Simpson, who is mighty fond of both, told Bart. But while it’s human nature to categorize men and women into neat packages, and while some of the differences are as distinct as the pinks and blues in nurseries (think height, muscle-to-fat ratio and hair distribution), others are not as apparent. This X-Ray [...]
April 11th, 2008 | Posted in Other | No Comments
To customers perusing the notice-board in the village post office, the job advertisement must have seemed too good to be true. For £7 an hour, with all expenses paid, a man was required to visit a local pub and drink beer.
The assignment was to be carried out at at least twice a week at the [...]
April 8th, 2008 | Posted in Beer | 1 Comment
For individuals who take their wine collecting endeavors seriously, frequently they are not completely satisfied to store their wine collection in a common storage cabinet. Having invested a significant amount of money in the appropriate wines, hobbyists have a tendency to have the right way to display their prized possessions. Wine storage racks that are [...]
April 8th, 2008 | Posted in Wine | No Comments
If you want to know about home brewing and home brewing history, the best place is probably not in a museum or library. The best place to go for information and to get a feel of home brewing in the old days is to go to one of your local home brew shops. If you [...]
April 8th, 2008 | Posted in Beer, Other | No Comments