Whiskey Benefits and History

In fact, the word “alcohol” stems from Arabic.

Vodka became the dominant spirit of Eastern Europe, usually distilled from grain, potatoes, molasses, beets or even grapes. Rye and wheat were most commonly used. As a generalization, the Russians favored wheat, and the Poles favored rye. The word vodka came from the Polish and Russian word for “water.”

There was a Jewish connection. Despite always being abstemious, a disproportionately high number of Jews worked in Read the rest of this entry »

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 5 de noviembre.- Se ha preguntado ¿lo rico que sería tomarse por las tardes un buen whisky? Disfrutar el saborcito a barrica de madera. Y no sólo eso, ponerlo en el escritorio y apurarlo de sorbo en sorbo delante del jefe.

¿Imposible? No tanto. Porque la bebida hecha de cebada y agua no tiene alcohol.

Entonces ¡vamos a tomar un whisky! sugieren sus fabricantes Scottish Spirits Ltd de Panamá, quienes fabrican la marca Arkay, que en opinión de Gavin D. Read the rest of this entry »

103 YEARS IS apparently just the right amount of time to attract an adventurous crowd. That’s how long it took for adventurer Earnest Shackleton‘s whisky stash to travel from Antarctica to the Explorer’s Club in Manhattan. On November 10, an appreciative capacity crowd attended the launch of Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky, a meticulous modern recreation of a Scotch whisky left behind by Shackleton and his team in 1908 and rediscovered, frozen Read the rest of this entry »