Ukuqonda i-whisky, kufuneka wazi iintonga ezisetyenzisiweyo, kuba uninzi lwencasa ye-whiskey ivela kwimigodi yomthi. Ukusebenzisa i-aalogy, i-whiskey yiti, kunye nebarren yeenkuni ziingxowa zeti. I-whisky, njenge rum, yonke umoya omnyama. Ekuqaleni, bonke oomoya abanyamezelweyo baphantse babonakale emva kokudibana. Isizathu sokuba babizwe ngokuba "ngumoya omnyama" kungenxa yokuba bakhupha incasa kunye nombala ukusuka kwi-thewden barl. Ukuqonda isitayela sayo, unokukhetha iwayini efanele wena. Ngeli xesha, kulula ukuba udideke ngabantu abaqhelekileyo, umahluko phakathi kweWhisky kunye neBrandy. Ungatsho ukuba awuqondi emva kokufunda!
Ngamanye amaxesha xa ndifika kwivenkile ye wayini, nokuba sisiselo esikhanyayo okanye isiselo simahla kwaye sifuna uku-odola ezinye izinto, ndingayazi indlela yokukhetha i-whisky kunye ne-brandy, ukuba ndifuna ikhadi elimnyama okanye intlawulo. Ukungakhankanya uphawu, bobabini bayimimoya ekhulileyo enenqanaba elingaphezulu kwe-40 degrees. Ngapha koko, iWhiskey kwaye iBrandy ilula ukwahlulahlula kwiingcambu zengca. Ngokubanzi, ivumba kunye nokungcamla kwe-brandy kunokuba namandla kwaye kuyinto emnandi, ngenxa yezinto ezahlukeneyo zokwahlula.
Whisky
I-whisky isebenzisa ingqolowa, irhasi, ingqolowa, i-rye kunye nengqolowa, ngelixa iBrandy isebenzisa iziqhamo, uninzi kakhulu iidiliya. Uninzi lwe-whiskeys luhluphekile kwimibala yenkuni, kodwa iBrandy ayimfuneko. Ukuba ubuya kwingingqi yewayini yaseFransi, ezinye iindawo ezityebileyo kwiapile kunye neepere ze-raby. Basenokungabi ngabalupheleyo kwimigodi yenkuni, ngoko umbala ubonakala ngokucacileyo. Ngeli xesha ndithetha ngobukhulu, obuya kuba baluphele kwimibala yenkuni kwaye ndikhule iidiliya. Kuba ikhuliswa ziziqhamo, iBrandy iya kuba kukrakra kakhulu kwaye imnandi kune-whisky.
Kukho umahluko kwinkqubo yokuphawula. I-whiskey isebenzisa kuphela imbiza okanye iqhubeka. Okwangaphambili inencasa eyomeleleyo, le yokugqibela ilungele ukuveliswa kobuninzi kodwa incasa kulula ukuyilahleka; Ngelixa i-brandy isebenzisa i-charereme yakudala yembiza. I-French (i-chareeais), incasa nayo ikwanamandla, iCharete yiPhondo apho indawo ye-Cognac), kwaye i-brandy iveliswe kwindawo ye-Cognac inokubizwa ngokuba yi-champagne.
Okokugqibela yi-borrel kunye nonyaka. Kuthiwa mayingaphezulu kwe-70% ye-flavour ye-whisky ivela kwi-barrel, ngelixa imitya eyahlukeneyo esetyenziswa yi-Scotland, enjenge-bisry parbs, yonke i-United States isebenzisa i-flaaces yewayini eyayigcwele kuyo. Ngokubhekisele kwi-brandy, ngakumbi i-coggnac, impembelelo ye-Oak Barrel ikwayinto ephambili. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, incasa kunye nombala zivela kwimibala, kwaye indima yemigodi ifana nengxowa yeti. Ngapha koko, i-Cognicac icacisa ukuba izixhobo ezingaphantsi ezisetyenziswa kwimigodi kufuneka zibe yi-oak ukusuka kwiminyaka eyi-125 ukuya kwi-200 ubudala. Kuphela zii-oaks ezimbini kuphela ezinokusetyenziselwa i-coggring ye-oak aak-quecus pedilata kunye ne-quercus sessiflora. Uninzi lweentonga zenziwe ngesandla, ke malunga neendleko, i-Cognic ibiza kakhulu kune-whisky.
Kwinkqubo yokwaluphala, kukho iinzuzo kunye nelahleko. I-whiskey "isabelo sengelosi" yokuphuma kwewayini, kwaye iCognac nayo ine "la inxenye" ineentsingiselo ezifanayo. Ngokobudala, umthetho waseScotland ucacisa ukuba inokubizwa ngokuba yi-whisky emva kokuba iluphele ngaphezulu kweminyaka emithathu kwi-Oak Parrels. Ukhetha ukwenziwa kwi "NAS" (ingxelo engeyiyo ye-Age-Age-Age).
I-Coggnac, akukho sidingo sokuphawula unyaka. Endaweni yoko, iphawulwe nge-vs, i-vsop, ne-xo. I-VS ithetha iminyaka emi-2 kwi-Woodlen Barrel, ngelixa i-VSSOP yiminyaka emi-3 ukuya kweli-6, kwaye i-xi idlulileyo iminyaka emi-6. Ngamanye amagama, ukusuka kwinqanaba lokujonga izithintelo zorhwebo kunye nokulawula, kunokwenzeka ukuba i-whiskey yonyaka ophawulweyo iya kuba bekude kakhulu kune-Coggnac. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, i-Whiskey eneminyaka eli-12 ngoku ithathelwa ingqalelo ngabasinxilayo njengesiselo ngokubanzi, ke umntu oneminyaka emi-6 ubudala unokuthathwa njani nesiselo? into. Nangona kunjalo, abanye abantu baseFrentshini bakholelwa ukuba i-Cognac inokufikelela kwincopho emva kweminyaka engama-35 ukuya kwengama-40 yeminyaka yokuguga, ngoko ke i-Cognac edumileyo ineli xesha leminyaka.
IXESHA LOKUQALA: UNv-01-2022