In addition to professional wine lovers, it is believed that ordinary people do not know so much about wine, when drinking whisky outside may worry, how to drink whisky is the right way?
How do you not appear unprofessional?
Let’s take a look at how to taste whiskey properly.
The shape of the glass affects the tasting experience.
Whisky glasses, called Snifters, are shaped like wine glasses, but with a shorter stem, a larger belly and a narrower mouth.
This shape helps shake the glass well and concentrates the aromas on the rim.
Whisky distilleries or restaurants usually provide the correct glasses.
If you are drinking whisky at home and do not have a special glass, you can temporarily use a wine glass instead.
Unlike wine tasting, you do not have to put your nose into the mouth of the glass to smell whiskey because it has a high alcohol content and can inhale the volatile alcohol, causing a feeling of dizziness.
To do so, shake the glass gently and sniff it over the rim.
After shaking the glass, observe how fast the whiskey runs down the side.
The slower the flow, the thicker the whisky.
Look at the color of the wine, whether it’s light gold or dark brown.
This is an indicator of the age of the whisky, with darker whisky likely to be older.
When you sniff, you don’t have to look for the aroma.
In addition, people’s olfactory organs have memory function, it is easier to find their own familiar aroma.
So if you’re tasting whiskey with a group of people, don’t be afraid to smell different, don’t let others interfere, and don’t be afraid to sniff the whiskey multiple times, knowing that each time you sniff the whiskey, you might have a different experience.
To taste, take a sip, curl your tongue into an “O” shape, and take a breath into your mouth.
Then you roll the whisky in your mouth and feel it with different parts of your mouth, a bit like gargling.
Beginners may feel nauseous at this stage because they are not comfortable with the strong taste of whisky.
Don’t be afraid to try it a few times and see what we can experience in addition to alcohol.
You can then swallow or spit it out and feel the aftertaste of the whisky.
It may have been said that whisky should not be watered down.
But this is not the case.
The reason is that a little bit of water is added to the whisky, which opens up the aroma and adds layers of flavor.
Try mixing the whisky with water and tasting it again.
It is important to note that the amount of water is appropriate, but if a whisky is of good quality, too much water will not spoil its flavor.
When tasting whiskey, slow down;
Remember to drink water when drinking the same whisky more than once, or when trying different styles.
Don’t be afraid to record your true experience;
Don’t let people around you unduly detract from your tasting experience.
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