What is ‘Cask Strength’ or ‘Barrel Proof’ of a Whiskey ?
Posted on January 9, 2009 - Filed Under Whiskey | Leave a Comment
‘Cask strength’ or ‘barrel proof’ is the strength of whisky while its maturing in the cask. As we all know that when Whisky is taken out of Cask, its diluted with Water, typically spring water. The dilution is not necessarily done to decrease the strength but also to bring out the flavor.
Bottled Whiskey is [...]
What is Baileys Irish Cream
Posted on June 3, 2008 - Filed Under Whiskey | 3 Comments
I am sure most of you have had Baileys at one point or the other and some of you, like me, must have wondered on the name, esp the cream part and would have often tried to think for a while on the cream connection and would have often stopped thinking about it, more so [...]
Read More..>>Seven Steps of whiskey preparation
Posted on February 27, 2008 - Filed Under Whiskey | Leave a Comment
Whiskey, the name seems to have originated from the effect of such drink on man. Try saying it couple of times, and it would seem as if you are beginning to lose co-ordination, repeating same thing as you would often do after having one and most likely sound gibberish. It sounds funny, right. Well, I [...]
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