🇺🇸🥃 「只需五瓶 波本 威士忌」 美台友好 推薦清單 Only 5 Bourbon Whisky I Need
疫前常來台的日本友人開玩笑：「啊，日台友好！你回應一下『只需五瓶日本威士忌』的網路挑戰吧？」，我嚇得馬上回訊：「不敢、不敢，日本威士忌好酒如雲，近年更身價不凡，『大名』日本威士忌一大半都捨不得買來嚐啊！」。
A Japanese friend who used to come to Taiwan before the epidemic joked, “Ah, Japan-Taiwan friendship! Why don’t you respond to the internet challenge of ‘only five bottles of Japanese whisky you need’?
I was so shocked that I immediately replied, “No, no, no. The Japanese whisky is not only great but so expensive that most of the excellent Japanese whiskies are not affordable to try everyone.
不過，朋友這個「只需五瓶威士忌」挑戰，恰好趕上也贈台灣250萬劑莫德納疫苗的「美台友好」話題；
However, my friend’s “just five bottles of whiskey you need” challenge coincided with the “U.S.-Taiwan friendship” talk of giving Taiwan 2.5 million doses of the Modena vaccine.
相對於日本或蘇格蘭威士忌，美國波本威士忌價位，可說被嚴重低估，以下，是基於「美台友好」的「只需五瓶美國波本威士忌」推薦名單：
The following is a list of “Only Five American Bourbon Whiskeys” based on the “US-Taiwan Friendship” recommendation.
1. 每日可喝首選
Daily drinker- your go to for enjoying bourbon留名溪9年小批次波本威士忌
Knob Creek 9yrs small batch bourbon
留名溪酒廠代表作：9年小批次波本威士忌，名列伊恩巴士頓名著《一生必喝101款威士忌》其中之一，是以美國第16任總統林肯家鄉命名；
Knob Creek Distillery’s masterpiece: 9-year-old small batch bourbon, listed in Ian Buxton’s book “101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die”, named after the home of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
聞起來有焦糖、堅果、甚至一點點類似台灣燒蕃薯的甜香，
初嚐混合了焦糖、肉桂味，餘韻融合了多層次堅果、橡木與蜂蜜味。
On the nose, there is caramel, nuts, and even a hint of sweetness similar to roasted Taiwanese sweet potatoes . The first taste is a mix of caramel, cinnamon, and the finish is a multi-layered blend of nuts, oak, and honey.
不過，獲選為台灣可買到的「每日可喝首選」波本威士忌，因為這款波本在台灣的連鎖賣酒通路，最低可用台幣638元買到留名溪9年小批次波本威士忌700ml瓶裝，可用台幣799買到1000ml瓶裝。
However, it has been selected as the ‘Daily drinker’ bourbon available in Taiwan because the bourbon can be bought in a 700ml bottle with TWD 638 and in a 1000ml bottle for TWD 799 in some liquor chain stores in Taiwan.
台幣638元能買到絕讚好味的波本威士忌，
當然是「每日可喝首選」。
If you can get a great tasting bourbon with NTD.638
and it’s the “Daily drinker”.
2. 週末純飲精選
Something great- your Friday night bourbon 錢櫃小批次波本威士忌
ELIJAH CRAIG SMALL BATCH
週末，需要更有療癒感的波本威士忌，尤其在封城防疫期間，每週似乎都很漫長，錢櫃小批次波本威士忌絕對符合這個條件；
Weekends usually call for a more therapeutic bourbon, especially during the epidemic lockdown when the weeks seem to be very long.
ELIJAH CRAIG small batch of bourbon fits the need.
聞起來是橡木、松香、檀香混合肉桂，
初嚐時橡木與松香直衝鼻間，
餘韻是焦糖、肉桂與橡木香淡淡回味。
It smells of oak, pine, and sandalwood mixed with cinnamon, with the oak and pine on the nose at first and a light aftertaste of caramel, cinnamon, and oak on the finish.
這個酒廠旗下產品在台灣訂價屬中價位，但每一種都令人愛不釋手。
The products of this distillery are priced in the mid-price range in Taiwan, but all of their bourbon whiskies are delight.
3. 🥃🍹「居家調酒」首選
Cheap mixer (For guests you know like bourbon cocktail better)伊凡威廉單一酒倉 威士忌
Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond
低價，高酒精度、高討喜度的純焦糖蘋果展現；
A low-priced, high-alcohol, highly desirable presentation of pure caramel apples.
面對任何沒喝過波本威士忌的客人，
加入氣泡水、可樂或任何果汁
都能強勢凸顯焦糖蘋果魅力的怪物。
For anyone who hasn’t had bourbon before, the addition of sparkling water, coke or any juice is a powerful way to highlight the monster of caramel apple charm.
4. 讓貴客驚艷用
Impress your guests- fancy but not too fancy飛鷹10年波本威士忌
Eagle Rare 10 Year Old
飛鷹10年波本威士忌，
是一款能讓蘇格蘭威士忌鐵粉驚嘆的美國波本威士忌，
10年陳釀年份，
其中香氣、味道、餘韻之層次複雜，
都能讓最挑惕的賓客驚艷。
Rare Eagle 10-Year-Old Bourbon is an American bourbon that will amaze even the most discerning of Scotch fans with its 10-year-old vintage
and the complexity of its aromas, flavors, and finish that will wow the most discerning of guests.
5. 特殊場合才用
The saving for a special occasion bottle酩帝小批次美國波本威士忌（Michter’s small batch Bourbon Whiskey）
影集《金錢戰爭》(Billions)，對沖基金富豪阿瑟羅(Damian Lewis: Bobby Axelrod)、軍師瓦格納(David Costabile: Mike ‘Wags’ Wagner)、性感心理顧問瑪姬(Maggie Siff: Wendy Rhoades)都喝酩帝波本。
In the TV series “Billions”, hedge fund tycoon Arsenal (Damian Lewis: Bobby Axelrod), army officer Wagner (David Costabile: Mike ‘Wags’ Wagner) Series and sexy psycho consultant Maggie Siff (Wendy Rhoades) all drink Michter’s Bourbon.
聞起來有煙燻、橡木、蜂蜜味，
初嚐有強烈的橡木、無花果、堅果味，
餘韻是蜂蜜、焦糖、橡木的完美混合。
Smoky, oaky and honeyed on the nose,
with strong oak, fig and nut flavours on the first taste
and a perfect blend of honey, caramel and oak on the finish.
這是絕佳的「特殊場合」波本威士忌，
在祝壽等任何歡慶場合，與任何頂級昂貴威士忌同桌毫不遜色，
是美國波本威士忌項目的個人最佳收藏標的。
This is the perfect “The saving for a special occasion bottle”, and is a great personal collector’s item in the American bourbon program for any celebration, such as a birthday celebration, where it can be served alongside any expensive whiskey.
