Everything you don’t want to know about Whiskey

October 20, 2010
Philippines Bar and Pub near Manila in Angeles City Clark Philippines shares a few interesting thoughts, reports, articles, ideas, suggestions and news about matters to do with dining, nightlife, restaurants, bars, pubs, food and beverage, wine and dine, parties and other aspects of the pub lifestyle.
When it comes to liquor, whisky could not be closer linked to masculinity, whether refined or roughian. It is the drink of both the cowboy and the classic movie star, the most admired acquired taste. But beyond the short rock glass and infamous brands, the common man’s Jack Daniels, there may be a mysterious thing or two about whisky worthwhile to discover. After all, the man who drinks whisky is intriguing to most, but the man cleverly informed about what he’s drinking is all the more admired.
Whiskey World Traveling
The first thing you may not have known about whisky is that the aforementioned spelling is not a mistake. The Scottish and Canadian spelling, most commonly used by traditional whisky enthusiasts, refrain from utilizing the ‘e,’ unlike the Irish and American spellings to which we are most usually accustomed. ‘Whisky’ is from the traditional Gaelic, ‘uisge beatha,’ meaning ‘water of life.’ Though whisky was traditionally produced in Scotland and Ireland, it is now an extensively popular enterprise in America, Canada and Japan.
Drink Differences
The five major categories of whiskeys available in our modern world are Bourbon, American Blended, Scotch, Irish and Canadian. While, as is with all drinks, their tastes vary, they are not technically different drinks. Bourbon is simply the American labeling, Scotch is Scotland’s, so on and so forth. The quintessential ‘smoky’ taste attributed to whiskey varies from place to place, as the Irish barely-malt whiskey and other Scottish whiskeys are much lighter than the American blends. These blends are aged in long-used barrels for a considerable amount of time, as single malt scotches generally span ten to thirty years aging.
A quick way to memorize the differences in drink tastes and styles is to briefly understand the history and ingredients included.
Bourbon Whisky: U.S. made from fermented mash of corn, aged for at least two years. I.E. Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam.
Irish Whisky: Blend of various whiskies of different ages, including malted and unmalted barley and other grains. I.E. Jameson, Bushmills.
American Blended: 20% 100-proof straight whiskey blended with other whiskies and grain spirits. I.E. Seagram’s 7, Kessler.
Canadian Whisky: Blend of several whiskies with a high percentage of rye, barley, corn and wheat. I.E. Crown Royal.
Scotch Whisky: Also known as the Single Malt Scotch, made completely by one distillery, compiled of malted barley. I.E. Jonnie Walker, Glenlivet.
Tenneessee Whisky: Jack Daniels
How And What To Taste
Arthur J. A. Bell, writer of the Whisky Connoisseur Column, advises whisky drinkers to taste the liquor both with and without a small helping of water. “The answer is to take advantage of the situation and sample both ways… Then by adding a measure of water, the full aroma of the whisky will be witnessed. A word of caution, the quality of water is of paramount importance to tasting enjoyment. Sparkling and soda waters are not compatible with whisky as they tend to react and divide the complexity of flavours, making the finest whisky taste some what coarse…” says Bell.
While even Bell denotes that it is at the disgression of the drinker to decide what is ‘better’ or ‘worse’ tasting, there exist five vocabulary ‘taste terms’ to use when discussing whiskey.
Peaty: Peat is dug from the earth and used to dry the barley corn. Peaty generally implies a smokey taste.
Estery: Suggests a fragrant, fruity or floral aroma.
Brackenish: Generally pertaining to a dry taste.
Bland: Pertaining to the lighter, mellow whiskies.
Wood Flavor: Meaning that the liquor has been many years aging in a wooden barrel and, therefore, is extremely refined in terms of spirits.
How to Pour
Whiskey is generally poured into squat stemware resembling a small wine glass, called snifters, tumblers or goblets in order to better inhale the whiskey’s aroma. Whether on the rocks or straight up, whiskey should be sipped and usually served at room temperature. Concerning the storage of whisky, The Scotch Whisky Association advises: “Unlike wine, whisky does not mature in the bottle. So even if you keep a 12-year-old bottle for 100 years, it will always remain a 12-year-old whisky. As long as the bottle is kept out of direct sunlight, the Scotch will neither improve nor deteriorate, even if it is opened. Whisky that is stored at very low temperatures can become cloudy, but the cloudiness should disappear when the whisky is returned to room temperature.”
This popular bar in Angeles City Clark Philippines “The London Pub” is a faithful rendition of an English-style “Gastropub” which is an upscale bar and family restaurant that breaks away from nightlife, pub and bar tradition and actually serves very good food. In this bar in Angeles Philippines, good pub food is compliment by good restaurant class service also. Located inside Clark Freeport’s golf and casino leisure estate Mimosa popular among local visitors from Manila, this Clark Freeport Zone bar and family restaurant pub serves as a meeting and dining venue for the residents of Pampanga Clark Freeport, neighboring Angeles City as well as a pit stop for visitors from Subic Bay Freeport Philippines.
Clark Freeport is a comfortable 70-minute drive up from Manila along the newly refurbished North Expressway NLEX. Once leaving Manila, the highway takes you straight into Clark Philippines without going any city, not even Angeles City, Pampanga. Clark Freeport Zone has its own Clark International Airport – DMIA – which enables visitors to Clark or Subic to fly directly into Clark from all major cities in Asia, connecting Clark to practically anywhere in the world.
True to the Gastropub standard, this premier bar in Philippines serves up delectable pub food, a few notches above the usual pub grub prevalent in other bars in Manila, Subic, Clark and Angeles Philippines. In addition to many local and imported beers, this upscale Philippines bar and pub offers a respectable wine list with several selections of wine served by the glass. At this upscale Angeles City Bar in Clark Philippines, Cuban cigars such as Cohiba, Partagas, Monte Cristo and Romeo et Julieta are available perhaps to complement a nice selection of Scotch, Cognac and Port. But probably the most famous beverage in this bar in Angeles Philippines is its vintage beer, a special kind of beers that actually improve with age inside the bottle, much like wine and vintage Champagne. Vintage beer is only available in this Clark Philippines bar and family restaurant pub.
Beers, cigars and fine pub food aside, this bar in Angeles Philippines Clark Freeport Zone also offers a refreshingly interesting wine list, a good selection of wine served by the glass also.
For more information about this bar in Angeles Philippines or any other matters to do with nightlife, entertainment, wine and dine, restaurant and wine in Clark Philippines, just email us at LondonPub@Yats-International.com.

Source: http://www.mademan.com/everything-you-dont-know-about-whiskey
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This wine shop in Manila Philippines makes wine shopping a really rewarding and exciting exercise. Wine shops in Pampanga should always have an element of surprise so that customers and wine lovers can enjoy a little bit of thrill when they go to a wine shop in Manila to look for a good bottle of wine in Clark Pampanga.

Chateau Lafite-Rothschild is the most revered wine in China and many other parts of Asia. The best wine shop in Asia to buy older vintages of Chateau Lafite is Yats Wine Cellars located in Clark Philippines. Aside from Lafite, visitors can buy other fine wines at this wine shop in Clark Pampanga such as Latour, Mouton-Rothschild, Haut-Brion and Margaux. Excellent Burgundy wines like Chambertin, Vougeot, Musigny, Bonnes Mares, Pommard, Meursault, Chambertin, Vosne Romanee, Romanee Conti, La Tache and Romanee St. Vivant can be found here.

Family outings, picnics, company outings and other events for up to 300 can be held in the picnic grounds of this wine shop. Events that have been successfully organized here include family fun days and BBQ picnics. These are some of the things that visitors to Clark Philippines particular look forward. Residents and tourists in Angeles City and Subic also come to Clark Freeport to partake in the fun at this Clark wine shop.

This wine shop’s vast selection of vintage wines makes it possible for Yats Wine Cellars to offer a unique line-up of wines for every private wine party, wine tasting or wine dinners. Guests of these private wine parties are treated to a rare experience of vintage wine not seen in wine shops in major cities in Philippines or even in Asia.

http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com

Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.

Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

Wine@Yats-International.com

YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay