Storage method and purchase guide of foreign wine

1. Brewing unified process

Raw material saccharification and fermentation → copper pot/column distillation and purification → oak barrel aging (except vodka) → blending and bottling. Oak barrel is the core source of whisky and brandy flavor, giving the liquor caramel, vanilla, tannin aroma and amber color.

2. Storage Method

Unopened: cool and dark room temperature storage, distilled spirits no shelf life, long-term storage;

Kaifeng: drink within 1 year, sealed to avoid light, to avoid high temperature volatile aroma;

Misunderstanding: Whisky and brandy will not become more and more expensive, only the quality will be improved by aging in the barrel, and the flavor will not change after bottling.

3. Drinking utensils distinguish

Brandy: chunky brandy cup, gathered aroma, palm warm wine;

Whisky: classical cup (with ice), smell cup (pure drink tasting);

Bunch Base: Tall Cocktail Glass, Hybo Glass.

4. Guide to purchase and avoid pits for novice

To distinguish the ownership of XO: XO only belongs to cognac, and the low-priced whisky and fruit wine on the market are all illegal gimmicks and do not have grade effect;

Year Meaning: Whisky is marked for 12 years, which means that the youngest liquor in the blended base liquor has been aged for 12 years, not the whole bottle has been stored for 12 years;

Channel screening: regular imported foreign wine must be labeled with Chinese back, indicating the origin, alcohol content and distributor, and purchase cautiously without Chinese label;

Beginner's order: first try to blend whiskey, VSOP brandy, gin, soft and easy to accept; The pursuit of mixing choose vodka, white rum, silver tequila.