During lunch break, Masao Ishihara appeared at Kudo Wakana. She received a call from him in advance. Not only did she cook the dishes that he liked on weekdays, but she also prepared a bottle of Grangerish-in whiskey for him.

The reason why Kudo Wakana did not prepare Karuizawa whiskey for him was that the other party told her that if you do something, you will love it. The real explanation for your love it is that you don’t like to use things you produce, but like to use things you produce with your peers.

It’s not that you are not confident in what you produce, but that you are looking at what you produce. Fortunately, but not where? Over the years, have your peers progressed and improved, or lagged behind and regressed?

Through repeated comparisons between each other, we can absorb the good things of our peers and discover our own shortcomings, which will help improve ourselves.

“You are also beginning to learn how to choose whiskey. This Scottish Highland Single Malt Whiskey belongs to the high-end whiskey from Granger Distillery.

The taste is very good, and it also has a more obvious chocolate or cocoa flavor. The alcohol content is 46 degrees, which is a little higher than the Scotch whiskey with an alcohol content of 40 degrees."

Masao Ishihara looked at Granger's Sei-seal, then took it in his hand and opened it, pouring one-third into the empty cups of the two scented cups.

To be fair, it is indeed a bit luxurious to use the Granger's mark for serving meals. This wine can be used for careful taste.

He also knew that this world-famous distillery would be acquired in a few years. In 2005, Granger was acquired by the global luxury brand LVMH, becoming its whiskey brand.

Granger's single malt whiskey can not only show the high level of whiskey brewing technology at Granger's winery, but also reflect its brewing style.

"As your woman, if you don't understand whiskey, it's not too low?" Kudo Wakana smiled.

Masao Ishihara pushed a cup of whiskey to her sitting opposite him, and smiled and said, "Then I will test you how?"

Kudo Wakana is really not talking casually. She actually bought books about whiskey to read in her free time.

Kudo Wakana said confidently: "Take it casually."

"What does single malt mean?" Masao Ishihara covered the whiskey bottle cap and put it on the table.

"Single malts must be disassembled to understand single. Single means whiskey produced in the same distillery. Malt means that the main raw material used for brewing is barley.

There are many kinds of raw materials that can make whiskey, barley, wheat, rye, corn, etc. Scottish single malt whiskey mainly uses barley as the raw material.

The most famous American bourbon, Midea, uses rye. Of course, it also has a niche sour whiskey.

Some of the biggest characteristics of American bourbon whiskey different from Scotch whiskey is that the oak barrels used for bourbon are brand new.

Corn, as the main ingredient of its raw materials, accounts for at least 51%. As long as it is American bourbon, you can always feel some sweet taste when you drink it, which lies in the effect of the high sugar content in corn.

In addition, the distilled wine should be in the range of 40 degrees to 80 degrees, and stored in newly charred oak barrels at a wine degree of 40 degrees to 62.5 degrees, with a storage period of more than 2 years.

Only when these whiskey brewing conditions stipulated by the United States can they be called bourbon. There is a state in the United States that is more special, that is, Kentucky.

It is also a state in the United States that produces whiskey, and the whiskey produced there is habitually called Kentucky whiskey.

Tennessee whiskey has a process that is different from the brewing process of bourbon. In order to show its own differences, it is not called bourbon, but is essentially still within the category of bourbon.

In fact, single malt whiskey also needs to be blended and blended, and not only blended whiskey requires blended and blended." Kudo Wakana held the scented cup on her right hand and talked happily.

Masao Ishihara smiled and praised: "You have made a lot of progress! Not only do you know about Scottish single malt whiskey, but you also know about bourbon."

"That's a matter of course." Kudo Wakana said proudly.

"I'll take another difficult point and test you. Do you know how many steps the brewing process of whiskey is divided into?" Masao Ishihara took a sip of the Granger mark in the fragrance cup and said slowly.

Kudo Wakana raised her head and said, "I thought it was so difficult, just this, just this. The brewing process of whiskey is divided into six steps: germination, saccharification, fermentation, distillation, aging, and mixing." Kudo Wakana counted out one by one with her left finger.

"Then I ask you, do you know how to sprout barley?" Masao Ishihara asked calmly.

Kudo Wakana was immediately passed the exam. She memorized the six steps of the whiskey brewing process from the book, but she never really saw in person how barley sprouted.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Masao Ishihara couldn't help laughing and said, "I just knew you didn't know the details.

Generally speaking, you need to see it in your own hands at the winery before you can truly understand how to carry out the actual operation of barley germination steps.

When a whiskey distillery purchases raw materials, no matter which whiskey distillery is, it will not buy the sprouts in advance.

After all, the process of germination is also very important. The quality of the malt will directly determine the quality of the wine in the future. Therefore, whiskey distillers will send special people to do it themselves.

For example, Karuizawa Whiskey Distiller purchased Scottish Golden Promise Barley, also known as Golden Barley. When grain merchants sold it to us, they would not sprout barley.

After we buy golden barley, we need to process it for the first time. This principle is to use as much as we use.

Spread the golden barley that needs to be used on the warm ground and in the room, and then a special person will perform certain regular plows.

In this way, the wheat can germinate. As for the indoor and ground temperatures, how much time it takes, etc., each whiskey distillery is different, and it is also the secret of each company.”
Chapter completed!