Most people who love wine are broad-minded, and those who like whiskey are generally happy to try red wine. Many people know some issues about the vintage of red wine, such as Bordeaux in 1982 was a good product for drinking and collecting.
So, do you know how to judge the year of whiskey?
Today, I will talk to you about this topic.
First of all, what does the year of whiskey represent?
The year of red wine represents the time when grapes are picked. As a non- distilled wine, , the quality of the grapes produced in that year directly affects the quality of the finished red wine. But as a distilled liquor, the brewing year seems to be nothing important. The same whiskey made in 1980 and 1982 has little impact on the taste unless the distiller has carried out a lot of technological innovations in the past two years.
Therefore, most whiskey labels are not produced many years, but aged year .
For example, a Grangerchi for 12 years shows that this wine has been ripe for 12 years in oak barrel .
Of course, this is most of the cases. However, many whiskeys are not composed of a single stock solution. For such whiskey bottles, the bottles are marked with the lowest stock solution. Some whiskeys in do not indicate the year, such as Johnnie Walker and blue card. Why is this?
The blending of this wine is quite special. The selected raw liquid includes new wines less than 10 years old and old wines more than 30 years old. However, if you mark the year according to the industry standards of whiskey, you can only use the minimum year, which will greatly reduce the identity of this wine, so Johnnie Walker simply doesn't mark it.
Then, is the better the whiskey becomes?
Many people believe that the older the wine, the better, and this same view is often used on white wine. But when choosing whiskey, you don’t need to pay attention to these. A bottle of 12-year whiskey produced 10 years ago will not be more mellow than this year’s new product. This is because red wine is considered a "live" wine. Even after filling, the wine still changes constantly. After filling the whiskey, the wine stops all changes, so aging will not affect the taste.
So, for common whiskey years, such as 10 years, 12 years, 18 years, 25 years, is it better to have a larger number?
is not actually the case. The choice of whiskey vintage depends on personal taste .
For example: the cute master prefers Empress He for more than 18 years and has been more than 20 years; he likes the emperor for more than 27 years and has been more than 32 years.
Secondly, different brands will also launch some limited edition or special . For example: Legavelin 12 years and Tesca 8 years. From the price point of view, they are obviously more expensive than the same brand's 16 and 10 years.
Because these low-year wines may be bottled raw wine, the degree is often higher.
whiskey aged in oak barrels. Whether it is a new barrel, a Sherry barrel or a bourbon barrel, there are subtle changes between the wine and the barrel when aging. At the cost, the raw liquid will slowly evaporate at a rate of 2% per year. This 2% is the legendary " angel share ". Therefore, the longer the whiskey is cooked, the darker the color will be, and the taste from the oak barrel will become heavier.
However, not everyone likes a heavy or even slightly bitter taste. If you want to share it with angels, you must go with your own fate. The most popular whiskey in the world is generally between 12 and 18 years, and most of the ones over 25 years are consumed as collections or special preferences.
So, next time you guys choose whiskey, you will know what these years represent~
As for how to find the one you like most?
, you still need to try it more.
This article was first published on 2014.4.27
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