Mark Twain ib zaug hais tias, "Yog tias kuv haus tsis tau bourbon lossis haus luam yeeb saum ntuj, kuv mus tsis tau." Qhov ntawd yog txoj kev uas cov neeg nyiam bourbon xav: tsis muaj bourbon, dab tsi yog qhov haus? Txawm li cas los xij, yog tias koj tsis tau saj bouron thiab tsis paub yuav haus nws li cas, ces koj tau los rau qhov yog lawm. Bourbon whiskey yog hom American whiskey - khaws cia hauv cov thoob dej, los ntawm cov cawv cawv feem ntau los ntawm pob kws. Txheeb tawm theem 1 kom pib koj txoj kev taug los ntawm kev kos duab ntawm kev haus cawv bourbon.
Kauj ruam
Ntu 1 ntawm 3: Cov hauv paus Bourbon
Kauj Ruam 1. Paub cov txheej txheem yooj yim uas txhua bourbon yuav tsum muaj
Bourbon yog hom kev xav uas yog "cov khoom lag luam zoo ntawm Tebchaws Meskas," raws li tsoomfwv Meskas txoj cai lij choj. Xyoo 1964, Tsoomfwv Meskas Cov Rooj Sib Tham tau tsim tsoomfwv cov txheej txheem hais txog kev tsim bourbon. Cov qauv no suav nrog:
- Yuav tsum ua los ntawm tsis pub tsawg dua 51% pob kws.
- Yuav tsum tau khaws cia hauv cov thawv uas ua los ntawm "tshiab" cov ntoo qhib uas tawg. "Ncaj" bourbon yog bourbon uas tau khaws cia hauv cov thoob dej no tau ob xyoos.
- Tsis txhob ua kom dhau 160 (Asmeskas) pov thawj (80 & cawv cawv)
- Yuav tsum nyob hauv cov thawv ntim khoom kom tsis pub ntau tshaj 125 pov thawj (62.5% cawv cawv)
- Yuav tsum muaj lub raj mis (zoo li lwm cov cawv) ntawm 80 pov thawj lossis ntau dua (40% cawv cawv)
Kauj Ruam 2. Nrhiav lub hnub nyoog zoo
Bourbon tsis muaj hnub nyoog txwv tsawg kawg. Cov laus bourbon ntau dua, xim av xim av ntau dua, muaj zog ntxiv saj, thiab ua kom qab zib me ntsis.
- Bourbon tau khaws cia hauv cov thoob, thiab dhau sijhawm, feem ntau xya txog yim xyoo, qee qhov yuav nkag los ntawm cov ntoo ntoo. Qhov no yog hu ua "Angels 'Share." Kuj tseem muaj qee qhov nyiaj uas nkag mus rau hauv ib feem ntawm qhov chim. Cov bourbon no tau muab rho tawm thiab npe hu ua "Devil's Share." Jim Beam lub npe nws "Devil's Cut."
- Cov thoob uas siv los khaws bourbon tsis tau siv dua. Lawv tau siv los khaws cov kua ntses thiab dej cawv lossis ua cov rooj tog zoo nkauj.
Kauj Ruam 3. Paub cov xim sib txawv ntawm bourbon
Feem ntau bourbon yog amber thiab xim av, qee qhov tseem dawb (lossis meej). Raws li cov neeg haus cawv bourbon tshiab, koj yuav tsum pib nrog chocolate bourbon. Cov xim av xim av ntawm bourbon los ntawm "ua pa" ntawm lub vat rau hauv qhov chaw tawg thiab ntoo ntawm lub vat. Cov xim tuaj ntawm qhov hluav taws kub thiab ntoo ntawm lub thoob.
Dawb bourbon whiskey yog dej ntshiab, yog ib xyoos thiab mus los ntawm ntau lub npe, suav nrog "Dab", "Raw Whisky," "White Dog whiskey" (Jack Daniels), thiab "Jacob's Ghost" (Jim Beam), thiab lwm yam
Kauj Ruam 4. Paub keeb kwm ntawm bourbon
Lub npe Bourbon los ntawm Fabkis Bourbon dynasty. Lub Nroog Bourbon, Kentucky, yog lub npe tom qab Fabkis tsev neeg muaj koob muaj npe, thiab bourbon tau tsim thawj zaug hauv lub nroog qub ntawm Bourbon ib feem ntawm Kentucky. Bourbon tau xub tsim nyob rau xyoo pua 18th tab sis tsis paub zoo txog thaum xyoo 1860s. Raws li qhov kev txiav txim siab suav nrog hauv NAFTA, tam sim no bourbon tau ua thoob plaws Tebchaws Meskas.
- Los ntawm kev coj noj coj ua, tus thawj bourbon tau los ntawm lub chaw tso dej nyob hauv thawj 1786 Lub Nroog Old Bourbon nyob rau sab qaum teb sab hnub tuaj Kentucky uas tam sim no tau muab faib ua 34 lub nroog.
- Thawj daim ntawv tso cai tso cawv tom qab kev txwv hauv Nroog Bourbon tsis ua haujlwm txog xyoo 2014. Cov neeg muaj suab npe cawv cawv los ntawm thaj chaw keeb kwm ntawm Nroog Bourbon yuav tsis siv lo lus "bourbon" rau lawv cov cawv.
Kauj Ruam 5. Paub txog hom sib txawv ntawm bourbon thiab lawv cov yam ntxwv tshwj xeeb
Feem ntau bourbon yog tsim los ntawm pob kws, rye, thiab barley. Ntau cov tshuaj bourbon muaj 8 txog 10% rye. Txawm li cas los xij, bourbon tuaj yeem muab faib ua ob peb pawg ntxiv, suav nrog HIgh Rye, Pob Kws Siab, thiab Wheat.
- High Rye txhais tau hais tias bourbon muaj ntau dua 10% rye. Bourbon uas siab hauv rye feem ntau yog spicier dua li lwm cov bourbons thiab tau paub txog nws qhov hnyav. High rye bourbons suav nrog Bulleit, Old Grand Dad, thiab Basil Hayden.
- Bourbon High Corn muaj ntau dua 51% pob kws. Bourbon nrog cov ntsiab lus pob kws feem ntau yog qab zib dua li ib txwm bourbon. High pob kws bourbons suav nrog Old Charter thiab Baby Bourbon.
- Bourbon Whate yog bourbon uas sib pauv rye rau cov nplej daj, ua ke nrog pob kws thiab barley. Qhov bourbon no yog muag ntawm tus nplaig thiab muaj lub zog caramel lossis vaila tsw. Maker's Mark, Van Winkle bourbon, thiab Rebel Yell yog ib hom ntawm bourbon no.
Ntu 2 ntawm 3: Bourbon Tasting
Kauj Ruam 1. Yuav ob peb hom bourbon thiab sim lawv
Yuav ib txwm bourbon, siab rye bourbon, siab pob kws bourbon, thiab wheated bourbon ces xaiv yam koj nyiam tshaj plaws.
Koj tseem tuaj yeem sim sib xyaw, ua ke. Cov menyuam muaj 4 xyoos sib xyaw yog bourbon siv rau cov menyuam yaus whiskeys, tsis muaj cov ntsuj plig nruab nrab. (Qhov nruab nrab nruab nrab tsis yog cawv.)
Kauj Ruam 2. Siv iav uas haum rau cawv
Koj tsis xav tau lub khob tshwj xeeb, tab sis kom muaj kev hnov tsw zoo thiab saj zoo, cov duab ntawm cov iav teeb meem (lossis ntxiv dej khov). Cov nplua nuj aroma yuav txhim kho qhov saj ntawm bourbon.
Kauj Ruam 3. Ncuav bourbon rau hauv iav
Cov iav yuav tsum yog peb lub hlis puv nkaus. Tso cai ob peb feeb. Ua ntej saj, xub hnov tsw bourbon. Ua qhov no los ntawm kev tso koj lub qhov ntswg rau ntawm lub khob iav thiab qhib koj daim di ncauj ntawm qhov kawg ntawm lub khob. Nrog rau qhov no, koj tuaj yeem hnov tsw thiab saj bourbon tib lub sijhawm.
Qhov tsis hnov tsw ntawm bourbon sib txawv nyob ntawm lub raj mis thiab tau kawg nyob ntawm txhua tus neeg qhov kev hnov tsw. Cov lus piav qhia ntau ntawm cov ntxhiab tsw bourbon suav nrog sau ntawv ntawm cov ntoo tsaus, vanilla, caramel, thiab ntais ntawv
Kauj Ruam 4. Saj cov bourbon
Tso nws ntawm tus nplaig thiab nqos. Cia koj tus nplaig "tom" ntawm qhov tsw rau ob peb feeb thiab nqus tau los ntawm koj lub qhov ntswg thiab qhov ncauj ua ke kom muaj qhov tsw qab. Yog tias koj tsis tau haus cawv, npaj kom hnov qhov "tom" ntawm bourbon hauv koj lub qhov ncauj.
Ntu 3 ntawm 3: Sib tov Bourbon
Kauj Ruam 1. Nug tus neeg muag khoom rau npe cov zaub mov txawv
Bourbon tuaj yeem qaug cawv ib leeg, nrog dej, nrog dej khov, lossis sib xyaw rau hauv dej cawv. Qhov tseeb, bourbon paub zoo tias yog tus txheej txheem tus ntsuj plig hauv cocktails.
Kauj Ruam 2. Sim ua bourbon cocktail
Manhattan yog nto moo tshaj plaws. Tsis txhob poob siab yog tias koj xav tias zoo li mobster haus cov dej qab no. Lwm qhov dej cawv yog Mint Julep. Mint Julep yog cov dej qab zib uas feem ntau tau ua nyob rau sab qab teb ntawm Tebchaws Meskas.
Txawm li cas los xij, yog tias koj nyiam cov cocktails yooj yim rau kev hloov pauv, saib rau Bourbon thiab Coke. Cov khub no yooj yim rau haus (thiab txuag koj ntawm qhov bar)
Kauj Ruam 3. Siv bourbon rau ua noj
Bourbon tsis yog qaug cawv xwb; Nws kuj tuaj yeem ntxiv qhov qab qab rau koj ua noj. Nqaij qaib Bourbon yog cov zaub mov qub uas sib xyaw nqaij qaib nrog qab qab ntawm bourbon. Koj tseem tuaj yeem sim ua bourbon-infused qab zib kis uas qab qab nrog salmon.
Lub tswv yim
- Txiv hmab txiv ntoo, mint, khoom qab zib, dej qab zib thiab phoov mus zoo nrog cov npe nrov bourbons.
- Gin, vermouth, thiab cawv cawv cawv feem ntau tsis zoo nrog cawv.
- Cov dej cawv muaj cawv zoo li Everclear tsis zoo nrog bourbon.
