виски

виски

The name is an English corruption of the ancient name for spirits "water of life" - which in Scottish and Irish Gaelic is "uisge beatha" or "usquebaugh" and sounded to the English ear like "uishgi" and hence "whisky". "Alcohol" incidentally is an Arabic word.

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Category: Distilled liquor
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виски жылы

Beverages; Distilled liquor

Many distilleries began their lives on farms. The distilling season began after the harvest and continued until late April. Until modern times this cycle was followed by all ...

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Beverages; Distilled liquor

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илеу және пісіру

Beverages; Distilled liquor

The malt grist is fed into the 'mash tun' where it is combined with a carefully measured quantity of hot water. This completes the conversion of dextrin into maltose and produces ...

күбі берктігі

Beverages; Distilled liquor

Newly distilled malt whisky is generally 115-120 deg proof as it comes off the still. It is generally watered down and bottled at 70 deg proof for the domestic British market. It ...

жеке уыт

Beverages; Distilled liquor

This indicates that the whisky was made in only one distillery and has not been blended with any other product from elsewhere. It may however contain whisky from several ...

уыт пеші

Beverages; Distilled liquor

The fully germinated malt is next transferred to the kiln for drying on a mesh over a fire containing a certain amount of peat, thus contributing to the peaty taste evident in ...

уыттау үрдісі

Beverages; Distilled liquor

As has been stated above, the process of malting converts the plain barley grain into malted barley and by so doing greatly changes its chemical makeup. The barley is first soaked ...

күбілер

Beverages; Distilled liquor

Casks are critical to the taste and appearance of the final whisky. The need is for casks wich will impart a characteristic taste to the whisky without dominaing it or imparting a ...

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