Whiskey with soda

Whiskey is the national alcoholic drink of Scotland, which is known all over the world. It is prepared on the basis of different types of grain, using the processes of distillation and addition, after which the resulting drink is aged for some time in oak barrels from port wine, sherry or Madeira.

According to the international classification, there are such types of whiskey:

• Malt - made exclusively from barley malt;
• Cereals - created on the basis of rye, wheat and corn;
• Blended - obtained as a result of mixing grain whiskey with malt.

How to choose whiskey

Traditionally it is believed that the best drink is produced in Ireland and Scotland. Therefore, having bought whiskey in these parts, you can be sure of its authenticity and high quality. Although countries such as Japan, the United States and Canada today make up Scotland and Ireland worthy of competition.

Initially, I would like to highlight the most popular types of whiskey, known throughout the world:

• "Johnnie Walker" (Johnnie Walker);
• Chivas Regal;
• "Jack Daniels" (Jack Daniels);
• Glenfiddich.

How and with what to drink a drink

There are three unspoken rules that every Scotsman knows by heart: do not eat, do not chill and mix whiskey. In the homeland of this drink it is believed that whiskey should be drunk gradually, in small sips, warming the glass with the warmth of the palms. But in other countries, the combination of whiskey with soda, lemon or ice is more common. If the fortress of such a noble drink is embarrassing, it can simply be diluted with pure spring water.

If you are going to taste the drink for the first time, then you can arm ourselves with our next recommendations and recipe.

Whiskey and soda: recipe

Take 50 ml of whiskey, 30 ml of soda and a little ice (at your discretion). Stir all the ingredients and enjoy the taste. Before you drink a cocktail, bring a glass to your nose, in order to enjoy the aroma of the drink. Inhale it with your nose and exhale with your mouth. Then you can take the first sip and necessarily hold it in your mouth, enjoying the taste.

These are unspoken rules, which are not necessary to be guided by. In fact, you can drink whiskey as you like, with anything and any amount. The main thing, do not drink it in one gulp!

Glasses for whiskey and soda should be chosen voluminous and spacious. Traditionally, for this drink, glasses called "tublers" are used, which have a thick and wide bottom. Suitable and called sherry (tulip-shaped) glasses with rounded walls and rather narrow necks, which do not give the drink quickly lose its flavor. You can also use sniffers.

When to drink

This drink is truly universal, so it can be drunk both before meals and after. For example, mixing whiskey with ice and soda, you can get a great aperitif in the end. Some whiskey is called a male digestive and equates it to cognacs, because this noble drink not only helps to get rid of the heaviness in the stomach, but also promotes the digestion of food.

The best snacks for whiskey and soda:

• smoked salmon. Fish can be served either separately or in combination with a salad or seafood;
• Baked lamb or beef;
• Chicken, cooked on the grill;
• Haggis - an old Scottish national dish, consisting of giblets with bacon, onion, salt, seasonings and oatmeal cooked in a mutton stomach;
• chocolate. As an option, a baked chocolate bar.

What is not recommended as a snack

Most tasters do not recommend watering dishes with sweet or fruit sauces, so as not to spoil the magic taste of the drink.

And finally left to formulate five "golden" rules for drinking whiskey. They sound like this: watch, sniff, snort, splash water and swallow. Here so.