🥃 2022 只需 五瓶 威士忌 推薦清單 Only 5 Whisky I Need in 2022

Kyle Chu 微風捕手
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9 min readJan 1, 2022
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對威士忌迷而言,挑戰「只需五瓶威士忌」推薦清單,總需要與時俱進,歷經疫情肆虐與全球動蕩的2021,面對充滿考驗的2022年,以下是個人精選「只需五瓶威士忌」推薦清單,願所有朋友能歡飲好酒安渡2022年:

1. 每日可喝首選 Daily drinker   Nikka from the Barrel whisky 威士忌

Nikka from the Barrel 作為每日可喝的威士忌,有兩大優點:

  1. 500ml小瓶裝,每天飲用時抱著酒瓶有種愉悅的輕盈感;
  2. 酒精濃度高達51.4%,純飲非常有層次,即便面對炎熱夏日需要加冰跟氣泡水調成HIghball時,也能保持一定的酒體,不至於被氣泡水沖淡

聞起來,

蜂蜜、桃子與橘子香,

純喝第一口混合焦糖、蜂蜜與橡木桶味,

餘韻則回到深沉橘子味。

Nikka from the Barrel whisky smells of honey, peaches, and oranges, with the first sip on its pure form being a mix of caramel, honey and oak, before the finish returns to a deep orange note.

2. Cheap Mixer 三隻猴子調和純麥威士忌    Monkey Shoulder Blend Malt Whisky

聞香:

淡花香帶著蜂蜜氣息,深吸後有種青蘋果果皮香氣,清爽宜人

Nose:

The light floral fragrance with a hint of honey, deep inhalation has a kind of green apple peel fragrance, refreshing and pleasant.

品嚐:

蜂蜜的甜味環繞著花香,甜度適中,口感順滑

Taste :

The sweetness of honey surrounds the floral aroma, with a moderate sweetness and smooth texture.

餘韻:

很淡的蜂蜜感留在喉間,

留有青蘋果味,

還有混合著麥香與花香的餘韻。

Finish:

Very light honey feeling in the throat.
A green apple flavor and
There is also a mix of wheat and floral aftertaste.

3. 週末純飲精選 Weekend Pouring 錢櫃小批次波本威士忌  ELIJAH CRAIG SMALL BATCH bourbon

週末,需要更有療癒感的威士忌,尤其面對疫情肆虐,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,甜香之間、木質味醇厚;

Weekends usually call for a more therapeutic whisky, 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.

4. 讓客人印象深刻:秩父白葉麥芽與穀物調和威士忌Impress your guests:Ichiros Malt & Grain Whisky

秩父白葉麥芽與穀物調和威士忌,作為「讓客人印象深刻」威士忌堪稱不二之選,味道香醇、口感滑順,在筆者心中遠勝皇家禮炮21年跟百齡罈21年;

Ichiro’s malt and grain blended whisky, as a whisky that “impresses guests”, is almost the best choice, not only for its flavor and smoothness, but also for its superiority to Royal Salute 21 years and Ballantine’s 21 years in the author’s mind.

秩父威士忌的故事,每重說一次,都能打動沒聽過故事的客人,堪稱「有故事讓客人印象深刻」的酒;

The story of Ichiro’s whiskey, every time it is retold, can move the customers who have not heard the story, and it is called “a drink with a story that impresses the customers”.

秩父威士忌的主角肥土伊知郎的祖父擁有羽生蒸餾廠,隨日本泡沫經濟破滅而在2004年關廠,肥土伊知郎到處借錢把祖父遺留下的 400 桶原酒存放到福島縣笹の川酒造。

取回了肥土家三代心血釀造原酒後,伊知郎在崎玉縣成立 Venture Whisky, 2005年將這批當時取回的 400 桶威士忌原酒以伊知郎日文發音-Ichiro’s Malt 品牌裝桶重新包裝銷售,

接著他將祖父留下傳奇羽生威士忌以「撲克牌」52 種花色做酒標發售,最傳奇一瓶於 2015 年 8 月香港Bonhams 威士忌拍賣會以港幣 3,797,500 元拍出(約台幣 14,620,375 元)。

雖然羽生蒸餾廠已不存在,但伊知郎保留祖父遺留的 400 桶原酒,由福島縣帶回屬於肥土家族的地方繼續熟成,

2008 年秩父蒸餾所獲得日本釀造許可開始蒸餾,這個小型蒸餾廠採用木質發酵槽與小型蒸餾機,酒質極高,入門款的秩父白葉麥芽與穀物調和威士忌,即便沒有年份註記,仍遠勝許多大牌名酒。

5. The saving for a special occasion bottle 噶瑪蘭 Solist Vinho 葡萄酒單桶原酒威士忌 

名為葡萄酒桶過桶威士忌,但帶著更多有別於葡萄的台灣水果香,入口醇厚,餘韻悠長,總能在最需要凝聚親友的時刻提供最熱烈的溫暖

It is called wine cask whisky, but it has more Taiwan fruit aroma than grape.

以上是2022「只需五瓶威士忌」推薦清單,期待大家都有一個有酒福的一年,明年再挑戰一次

The above is a list of “just five bottles of whisky” recommendations for 2022. We look forward to a blessed year of drinking and another challenge next year.

喝酒不開車、不騎車,連騎自行車都不應該!

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