🥃🍹「居家調酒」波本 首選：伊凡威廉單一酒倉 威士忌 Best Bourbon Mixer available in Taiwan : Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond
中央氣象局統計，台灣一年有超過六個月高於25度，即便最硬派盡力純喝的威士忌迷，也不免有需要用威士忌調酒或加冰飲用的時刻。
According to the Central Weather Bureau, the average temperature in Taiwan is higher than 25 degrees for more than six months of the year,
and even the most hardcore whiskey fans who try to drink it neat can’t help but have moments when they need to make a drink with whiskey or drink it on the rocks.
而在波本威士忌領域，什麼是最佳「家居調酒用」威士忌呢？
What is the best “Mixer” whiskey in the bourbon world?
這瓶威士忌須滿足三個條件：
The whisky must meet three requirements.
1. 酒精濃度不能太低，不能因調酒或加冰就失去這酒原味；
1. the alcohol concentration should not be too low, not because of blending or adding ice to lose the original taste of this whiskey.
2. 價格不能太高，要不然會捨不得拿來跟糖漿、氣泡水或果汁混調；
2. the price should not be too high, or you will not want to mix it with syrup, sparkling water or juice.
3. 最好即使純喝，口感也能滿足臨時的待客需求，而不失禮。
3. If drink it neat, the taste can also meet the temporary needs of hospitality, without loss of courtesy.
台灣市面買得到的「家居調酒用」波本威士忌，
我個人最推伊凡威廉單一酒倉波本威士忌。
Among the “Mixer” bourbon whiskeys available in Taiwan, my personal recommendation is Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon.
單一酒倉威士忌是指裝瓶於酒精濃度50度，最少陳年四年，並且在同一酒廠同一季節生產。
The Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon whisky is one that is bottled at 50 proof, aged at least four years, and produced in the same season at the same distillery.
這瓶威士忌在美國大部分地區都能用低於美金20元的價格買到，有些地區甚至低於美金12元，
This whiskey can be purchased for less than $20 in most areas of the United States, with some areas priced even lower than $12.
不過，台灣因為稅率與酒商定價原因，價格略高，約740–780元之間，雖可接受，但卻成了名符其實的「貧窮貴公子」。
However, in Taiwan, because of the tax rate and agent pricing, the price is about 740–780 NTD, making it a true “poor nobleman”.
話雖如此，外號「伊凡威廉白標」的伊凡威廉單一酒倉波本威士忌，獲得不少知名Youtuber認同的「物美價廉」與「高性價比」好評：
Despite this, Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon, nicknamed “Evan Williams White Label”, has received “good value” and “high value for money” reviews from a lot of the famous Youtubers.
如「Whiskey Tribe」兩位鬍子哥將它名列「最被低估的十大波本威士忌」
Top 10 Most Underrated Bourbons（Whiskey Tribe）「It’s Bourbon Night」的情侶檔查德與大眼正妹莎拉則將它名列「美金30元以下盲飲品鑒最佳波本」的前五名。
Best Bourbons Under $30 — A Blind Flight Challenge
(It’s Bourbon Night)伊凡威廉單一酒倉波本威士忌倒入杯中，
聞起來有橡木與蜂蜜味，
入口則有非常明顯的蘋果與焦糖味，
入喉幾秒，會有青草茶似的薄荷草餘韻。
Pouring Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon into a glass,
the nose smells of oak and honey, and the taste has a very pronounced apple and caramel flavor, with a herbal tea-like mint grass finish a few seconds after it hits the throat.
因為這種威士忌酒精濃度50.5%，味道單純有勁，不但適合秋、冬、春三季低溫時飲用，即便遇上熱天，加冰或加其他調酒材料，都能保有原來特色。
Because this bourbon is 50.5% alcohol concentration, the taste is simple and strong, not only suitable for autumn, winter and spring when the low temperature, even in hot weather, with ice or add other mixers, it can retain its original characteristics.
推薦作為最佳「家居調酒用」波本威士忌，因爲它本味深具焦糖蘋果特徵，臨時待客純飲也能顯示一定程度的口感品味，
Recommended as the best “Mixer” bourbon, because it has a deep caramel apple flavor, temporary hospitality can also show a certain taste of neat drinking.
瓶頸有設計手持玻璃雕紋，作為烹飪食材時，單手持瓶做菜也很穩。
The neck of the bottle has a specially designed hand-held glass engraving pattern, which makes the bottle very stable for cooking with one hand.
在台灣，同價位「家居調酒用」波本威士忌競爭對手，只有野火雞101 Proof波本威士忌堪與匹敵，但是，野火雞101 Proof波本威士忌的味道，層次複雜度略勝一籌，更適合作為「每日飲用威士忌」的候選。
In Taiwan, the only competitor in the same price range for “Mixer” bourbon is Wild Turkey 101 .
However, the flavor of Wild Turkey 101 Proof Bourbon is slightly more complex in terms of layers, making it a more suitable candidate for “daily drinking bourbon whiskey”.
「每日飲用威士忌」，又是另外一個完全不同的主題了。
But, “daily drinking bourbon whiskey” is another completely different topic.
