Whiskey Festival in the UK
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Speyside is the place where the highest density of location is distilled in the world. There are more than 100 factories that produce the famous drink. There are the most famous distillery - Glenfiddich, Glen Grant, Strathisla...
Once a year, ordinary people can visit the factories of the most prestigious whiskey manufacturers. In normal times, factories do not allow strangers to their shops. The main and most attractive part of the festival is the tasting of numerous varieties and varieties of fragrant drink, including under the guidance of experts. During the festival you can try the most rare and aged varieties of whiskey.
During the festival there are meetings with collectors who can share their experience, dance programs with a national bias. There are historical excursions telling about technological processes, evolution of bottle design and labels. Visits to the museum garages of factories are organized, where all samples of original trucks that delivered the desired product to consumers are collected. Those participants in whom whiskey begins to awaken the seething blood of their ancestors are invited to take part in Scottish sports: throwing a log or a hammer.
In the program of the festival, honoring the local elixir of life, fun contests, receptions and dinners in distillery, Scottish parties with music and dance, special menus in restaurants, various competitions and competitions, fashion show kilts (Scottish skirts), a visit to the Whiskey Museum and a competition for the fastest construction of barrels, exhibitions and evenings of folk Scottish music.
In the world there are many varieties of whiskey: drink American bourbon, Irish pure pot still, but it is believed that the real whiskey - Scotch malt whiskey malt.
The history of the drink can be traced back to the XII century. The authorship of all whiskeys in the world is attributed to St. Patrick, an Irish monk, a Scot by birth. In the scrolls of the Treasury of Scotland, dating back to 1494, an inscription was found: "Give eight balls of malt to Brother John Carr for the manufacture of aquavit" (this amount of malt would be enough to make about 1,500 bottles of modern whiskey!). This date is considered almost the official date of birth of Scotch whiskey, for the Latin "aqua vitae" - "water of life" - in Celtic recorded as uisge beatha (in Ireland - uisce beatha). Pronouncing the two-syllable word was clearly lazy. Gradually, only uisge remained from the two words, which transformed into uiskie and then into whisky.
The quality of whiskey is made up of dozens of factors. Malt is dried in smoke, peat coal is burned for this. Of great importance is the place of peat mining. Aberdeen coal tastes very different than the Isle of Skye coal.
Malt is mixed with water to make the wort. The wort is fermented, the braga is distilled, and an alcohol solution is obtained. The solution is aged in oak barrels. The quality of whiskey depends on the variety of oak, the area of its growth. The most exquisite varieties are poured into sherry barrels brought from the Iberian Peninsula.
The British government has taken care to define this drink. The Scotch Whisky Act was passed in 1988. Scotch whisky accounts for about a quarter of Albion's exports.
Although everyone is free to drink his favorite whiskey as he pleases, nevertheless, in order to properly evaluate the drink and enhance the impression of tasting, it is necessary to follow certain rules when choosing a glass and tasting whiskey.
Whiskey is a product associated with leisurely and thoughtful communication. It is characterized by stamina and rigor, like an English suit. It gives warmth and comfort, like a wool blanket by the fireplace.