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10.06.2010
Whisky (Scots English) or whiskey (Irish English) is a type of alcoholic beverage distilled from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn). Whisky is aged in wooden casks, made generally of white oak, except that in the United States corn whiskey need not be aged.
Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many competing denominations of origin and many classes and types. The unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation to less than 95% alcohol, and aging in wood.
Whisky is a shortened form of usquebaugh, which English borrowed from Gaelic (Irish uisce beatha and Scottish uisge beatha). This compound descends from Old Irish uisce, "water", and bethad, "of life" and meaning literally "water of life". The word "whisky" is believed to have been coined by soldiers of King Henry II who invaded Ireland in the 12th century as they struggled to pronounce the native Irish words uisce beatha. It meant the same thing as the Latin aqua vītae which had been applied to distilled drinks since early 14th century (see Globaliquors News of 25 Nov 2009)
Whisky or whisky-like products are produced in most grain-growing areas. They differ in base product, alcoholic content, and quality.
Whiskies do not mature in the bottle, only in the cask, so the "age" of a whisky is the time between distillation and bottling. This reflects how much the cask has interacted with the whisky, changing its chemical makeup and taste. Most whiskies are sold at or near an alcoholic strength of 40%
American, Australian, Canadian, Finnish, German, Indian, Irish, Japanese, Scotch, Welsh, French, Spanish, Swedish….whiskys.
If you like to know about our offers of whiskys, contact us at info@globaliquors.com
Extract: www.wikipedia.org
Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many competing denominations of origin and many classes and types. The unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation to less than 95% alcohol, and aging in wood.
Whisky is a shortened form of usquebaugh, which English borrowed from Gaelic (Irish uisce beatha and Scottish uisge beatha). This compound descends from Old Irish uisce, "water", and bethad, "of life" and meaning literally "water of life". The word "whisky" is believed to have been coined by soldiers of King Henry II who invaded Ireland in the 12th century as they struggled to pronounce the native Irish words uisce beatha. It meant the same thing as the Latin aqua vītae which had been applied to distilled drinks since early 14th century (see Globaliquors News of 25 Nov 2009)
Whisky or whisky-like products are produced in most grain-growing areas. They differ in base product, alcoholic content, and quality.
Whiskies do not mature in the bottle, only in the cask, so the "age" of a whisky is the time between distillation and bottling. This reflects how much the cask has interacted with the whisky, changing its chemical makeup and taste. Most whiskies are sold at or near an alcoholic strength of 40%
American, Australian, Canadian, Finnish, German, Indian, Irish, Japanese, Scotch, Welsh, French, Spanish, Swedish….whiskys.
If you like to know about our offers of whiskys, contact us at info@globaliquors.com
Extract: www.wikipedia.org
