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10/30/2007 CurrencyWar 货币战争
10/22/2007 Very Old Scotch Whisky
呵呵,介绍下”苏格兰之魂“啦~ 想办法慢慢品一下(现在依然没有掌握细腻的品酒技巧 :) Scotch whisky is Whisky made in Scotland. In the United States, it is often referred to as "Scotch". In the UK, the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified. Scotch whisky is divided into four distinct categories: single malt, vatted malt (also called "pure malt"), blended and single grain. Legal definitionTo be called Scotch whisky the spirit must conform to the standards of the Scotch Whisky Order of 1990 (UK), which clarified the Scotch Whisky Act of 1988, page retrieved 22 December 2006</ref> and mandates that the spirit:
History
Whisky has been produced in Scotland for hundreds of years. It is generally agreed that monks brought distillation with them along with Christianity in the fourth and fifth centuries. The first taxes on whisky production were imposed in 1644, causing a rise in illicit whisky distilling in the country. Around 1780, there were about 8 legal distilleries and 400 illegal ones. In 1823, Parliament eased restrictions on licensed distilleries with the "Excise Act", while at the same time making it harder for the illegal stills to operate, thereby ushering in the modern era of Scotch production. Two events helped the increase of whisky's popularity: first, a new production process was introduced in 1831 called Coffey or Patent Still (see in section below); the whisky produced with this process was less intense and smoother. Second, the Phylloxera beetle destroyed wine and cognac production in France in 1880. External links
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