How much do you know about whisky trivia?Solvay in 1944 must have been a fake?
In fact, between 1941 and 1943 there were only a handful of licensed distilleries in Scotland, with only Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, The Macallan, Mortlach and Highland Park having official distillation licenses. In 1944, during the Second World War, most of the barley was requisitioned and the distillery ceased to make wine in order to prepare for military pay.
As a result, most Scottish distilleries cannot use malt distilled whisky unless they have a special permit. There wasn't even a bottle of 1944 distilled whisky on the market. The next time you see a 1944 whisky, you don't have to say why.
There is a whiskey of 39 degrees
Fans of whisky know that in Scotland, only those with an alcohol concentration greater than 40 degrees can be called whisky. However, this does not apply to Japanese whisky. In Japan, you can occasionally see 39 or even 37 degree whisky.
Before the implementation of the new liquor tax in Japan, taxes were levied according to the alcohol content, and the higher the alcohol content, the more taxes were collected. So in Japan, there will be some whisky producers who reduce the alcohol concentration of whisky in order to reduce taxes, and produce whisky below 40 proof. However, this situation disappeared after the 1989 tax reform. Now Japan's new regulations are directly following Solvay's requirements, requiring whisky to be no less than 40 degrees.
Do you need to decant to drink whiskey?
Many people think that whisky is ready to drink, but whisky also has a decanting process. Freshly opened whisky should be left in the glass for a while before drinking, as it will allow some of the smells that affect the taste to dissipate. It is more able to make some closed unique aromas open and complex under the action of oxygen. Make whisky better and easier to drink.
Especially for single-barrel whisky, there is often a lot of precipitation in the aged cask. The decanted sherry casks enrich the aroma and mouthfeel, resulting in an extremely creamy and creamy flavour. However, some high-aged old wines are already at their peak, and they are more suitable for instant drinking.
Does whiskey freeze?
Generally, a bottle of whisky with an alcohol concentration of 42% ABV will not freeze until it is around minus 34 degrees Celsius, and the higher the purity of the alcohol, the lower the freezing temperature. So as a high-alcohol whisky, it is difficult to freeze unless it is ......You're going to take it to the North Pole.
Does whisky prevent disease?
When the crew of the movie "Queen of Africa" was filming in Congo, most of the actors were suffering from dysentery due to drinking unclean drinking water in the area. However, director John Huston and actor Humphrey Bogart were unscathed, allegedly because they drank a lot of whiskey during filming in Congo.
dr.Jim Sven said in EuromedLab in 2015 that single malt whisky contains more ellagic acid than red wine, which is a beneficial antioxidant that absorbs cancer cells in the body. But more research is needed to prove this hypothesis. However, studies have proven that drinking whisky in small quantities in moderation can indeed prevent stroke.
Can't find the distillery in the label?
This is usually the case with IB wines, as some independent bottling plants will not be able to disclose the name of the distillery due to the contract, so sometimes the name of a distillery will be fictitious and marked on the label.
Examples: ballindalloch or pride of strathspey, etc. Most of the time, these fictitious distillery names are not usually reused, so we don't know exactly what this bottle of whisky really is. Sometimes, however, a bottling plant will take a similar but different approach to a distillery in order to imply its identity to people without breaking the contract. Like hebrides stands for talisker.