Despite being remembered as a classic and sophisticated drink, whiskey was considered the “water of life” and even used for medicinal purposes. Due to its importance in the world of distillery and even in other sectors, the drink won a day in its honor.
International Whiskey Day was created on March 27, 2008. However, the date was only celebrated the following year, during the Whiskey Festival Northern Netherlands, one of the main festivals dedicated to it and which brings together many European whiskey lovers. drink every year.
date origin
March 27 was chosen because it was the birth day of the English writer Michael James Jackson. He was responsible for writing several works on the drink, such as the book The Malt Whiskey Companion (1989) and Whiskey (2005), winner of the James Beard Foundation Book Award. Through his books, he managed to popularize whiskey worldwide and provide important and highly relevant information for the cocktail sector.
The word whiskey comes from Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha, which means water of life. The origin of the drink is highly debated, as some claim it originated in India and Ireland. The fact is that the first record of official whiskey dates back to 1494, when the Scottish King James IV authorized the shipment of 1,200 kilos of malted barley to produce the water of life.
Whiskey in the production of drinks
More conservative consumers tend to say that whiskey is a drink that should only be consumed pure, others prefer to savor the distillate with energy drinks and similar products. The fact is that it must be consumed in the way that the consumer prefers, that is, without rules.
For those who want to toast the date enjoying drinks produced with the drink, Thays Paiva, bartender partner of Kalvelage, explains how to prepare 2 recipes with the distilled. Check out!
whiskey sour
Ingredients
- 1/2 egg white
- 60 ml of whiskey
- 2 spoons of sugar
- 30ml Sicilian lemon juice
- ice to taste
- 1 lemon
Method of preparation
In a cocktail shaker, place the whiskey, ice, sugar, lemon juice, egg white and shake vigorously until you feel that the glass is cold. Transfer the drink from the cocktail shaker to the glass with ice using a strainer. Garnish with the rind of a Sicilian lemon.
Manhattan
Ingredients
- 50 ml of whiskey
- 25ml red vermouth
- ice to taste
- 1 cherry
- 5 drops of Angostura
Method of preparation
Place the whisky, angostura, ice and vermouth in a cocktail shaker and shake for approximately one minute. Pour the strained liquid into a pre-chilled glass without the ice and then garnish with a cherry.
By Renato Lopes Aranha
Source: Maxima
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