ICraigellachie yindawo endala yokudilisa iwhisky yaseScotch eyaziwa ngokusebenzisa iimbiza zemibungu ukupholisa iwhisky, nto leyo enika umoya into eyibiza ngokuba yincasa eyongezelelweyo kunye "nophawu lwemisipha" eyahlukileyo. Kukule mimbiza yemibungu apho kwenziwe khona ingqokelela entsha, kusetyenziswa "iimbiza ezivela kwindawo yokudilisa ezidala uhlobo 'olunzima' lomoya olunokufana nobuntu obukhethekileyo bewhisky eyodwa ye-malt."
Ngokutsho kwabantu abasemva kwayo, iCraigellachie Cask Collection entsha yaqala ngewhisky eneminyaka eli-13 ubudala evela kwindawo yokwenza iziselo. Ekuqaleni yayivuthwe kwi-oki yaseMelika - umxube weembiza zebourbon ezigcwalisiweyo nezitshisiweyo - yaze yachitha ixesha elingaphezulu konyaka kwiimbiza zeBas-Armagnac ezivela kwincam esemantla yeGascony, eFransi, kwixesha lokuqala lokuvuthwa.
“ICraigellachie yimalt enesibindi necingisisayo; igcwele kwaye inenyama, ngoko ke sisebenzise ezi ntlobo zeekhava ukongeza nokuphucula uphawu oluphambili lwevenkile yewayini, endaweni yokuyifihla ukuze ibe nencasa engakumbi kunye nomtsalane,” utshilo uStephanie Macleod, ingcali yemalt kaCraigellachie, kwingxelo elungiselelweyo.
Idla ngokugqunywa yiCognac, iArmagnac ichazwa njenge "brandy yaseFransi endala nekhethekileyo enenkqubo yayo yemveli yokuvelisa. Inyibilikiswa kube kanye kuphela ngokusebenzisa izinto zokuthambisa eziqhubekekayo ezakhiwe ngenjongo, kwiimeko ezininzi, kusetyenziswa ulwakhiwo lwendabuko iAlembic Armagnaçaise; amafutha aphathwayo atshiswa ngomthi asacetywayo ukuthunyelwa kwiifama ezincinci ezivelisa iArmagnac. Ngokungafaniyo nezinye iziselo ezinxilisayo, abenzi beArmagnac abenzi zinqumlo kuyo yonke inkqubo yokunyibilikisa, kwaye ukugcinwa kwayo kudla ngokususa izinto eziguquguqukayo, ngaloo ndlela kunika iziselo ezinxilisayo uphawu kunye nobunzima obungakumbi.
"Ekuqaleni, i-Armagnac encinci ingcamla umlilo nomhlaba. Kodwa emva kwamashumi eminyaka yokuguga kwiibharele ze-oki zaseFransi, umoya uyathomalaliswa kwaye uthambile, ulula kakhulu."
Igqityiwe kwiibharele zangaphambili zeFrench Bas Armagnac, iqela le-winery liqaphela ukuba iincasa eziqinileyo zeCraigellachie zijikelezwe bubushushu be-apile ezibhakiweyo kwaye zifafazwe ngesinamoni enesiqholo. Incasa etyebileyo ye-caramel shortbread iphazanyiswa yipayinapile ene-syrup kunye nevumba elimnandi lasebusuku le-campfire.
I-Armagnac yeCraigellachie eneminyaka eli-13 ubudala ifakwe ebhotileni kwi-46% ye-ABV kwaye ixabiso layo liphakanyisiwe kwi-£52.99/€49.99/$65. Le ntengiso iza kuqala ukuthengiswa e-UK, eJamani naseFransi kule nyanga, ngaphambi kokuba ithunyelwe e-US naseTaiwan kamva kulo nyaka.
Ngendlela, isixhobo somsundu luhlobo lwe-condenser, ekwaziwa ngokuba yi-coil condenser. "I-Worm" ligama lesiNgesi sakudala lenyoka, igama lokuqala le-coil. Indlela yendabuko yokuguqula umphunga wotywala ube lulwelo, ingalo yocingo ephezulu kwe-still iqhagamshelwe kwityhubhu ende yobhedu ebhityileyo (i-worm) ehleli kwibhakethi enkulu yamanzi abandayo (ibhakethi). Ezi tyhubhu zinde zobhedu ziyajikajika zisiya phambili nangasemva, zincipha kancinci kancinci. Njengoko umphunga uhamba uye kwi-worm, ujika ubuye ube lulwelo.
UNino Kilgore-Marchetti ngumsunguli kunye nomhleli oyintloko weThe Whisky Wash, iwebhusayithi ye-whisky lifestyle ephumelele amabhaso ezinikele ekufundiseni nasekuzonwabiseni abathengi kwihlabathi liphela. Njengentatheli ye-whisky(e)y, ingcali kunye nomgwebi, ubhale kakhulu ngalo mba, wenza udliwanondlebe kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zeendaba, kwaye…