| Posted by IIVQ |
5/1/2005 10:31 AM | remove |
what is a kiln?
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| Posted by lost |
5/1/2005 1:46 PM | remove |
It's where they dry the grain for the whisky-making process.
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| Posted by maxt |
12/20/2005 4:42 PM | remove |
Don't they typically spread the grain on a perforated floor, and the fire is stoked with peat to give it a special flavor?
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| Posted by lost |
12/21/2005 2:04 AM | remove |
Maybe a hundred years ago... I'm not too familiar with the process though.
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| Posted by maxt |
12/21/2005 4:50 AM | remove |
I believe that is what gives "scotch" its characteristic flavor. There's laws and shit about it!! I am confused as to if this is a spirit distiller or a brewer?
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
12/21/2005 1:52 PM | remove |
The flavour comes from the barrels it's stored in and its age.
I think... I hate whisky, tastes like vinegar.
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| Posted by maxt |
12/21/2005 4:33 PM | remove |
From the wiki on scotch whisky:
Malting
Malt whisky production begins when the barley is malted, or allowed to begin germination by adding some water. Malting releases enzymes that break down starches into sugars. Today only a handful of distilleries have their own maltings; these include Highland Park, Glenfiddich, Bowmore, Laphroaig and Springbank. The rest takes their malt from specialised malters. When the desired rate of germination is reached, the malted barley is then dried. If the fire used to dry the barly contains peat, this determines much of the flavour to the final product.
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| Posted by maZe |
12/21/2005 7:37 PM | remove |
Maxt, yes, they still do it like that and you can take a tour of this if ever you go into the Inverness/Elgin/norther part of Scotland region.
I did.
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| Posted by lost |
12/21/2005 7:43 PM | remove |
I live on the edge of Scottish whisky country! It's horrific, as you might expect.
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| Posted by maxt |
12/22/2005 12:02 AM | remove |
Horrific for one's liver I would imagine.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
12/22/2005 2:08 PM | remove |
I lived 20 metres from the Johnnie Walker whisky factory in Kilmarnock - the only place in the universe any kind of JW is produced.
I like the smell of anti-freeze!! :-|
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| Posted by Slickis |
1/24/2006 11:05 PM | remove |
I lilved 1/2 mile from Kentucky Tavern in well...Kentucky. I't smelled like festering rotten ass. Almost as bad as a papermill.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
1/25/2006 6:41 AM | remove |
The Glasgow Tennant's brewery smells worse in the summer.... Blerghh!
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| Posted by lost |
1/25/2006 1:26 PM | remove |
Not surprising, the finished product tastes like shit.
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| Posted by PlasticDel |
1/25/2006 4:56 PM | remove |
I hear that all the time. Personally I like it.
Besides can't be all bad considering it's Scotland's best selling lager. That's in spite of the push from English brand Carling (including their sponsorship of the old filth).
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| Posted by Slickis |
1/25/2006 8:00 PM | remove |
I rermember about 10 years ago at KT, somebody turned of the ventilation in one of the aging barns, the angels share built up and some dumbass lit a smoke. BOOM. My god what a fire.
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| Posted by lost |
1/25/2006 11:45 PM | remove |
Just because something's popular doesn't make it good.
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| Posted by PlasticDel |
1/26/2006 12:37 AM | remove |
You're right 'lost' but if it's outselling everything else "it can't be all bad."
On the flip side of your case:
I'm not a big Beatles fan... Doesn't make them shit.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
1/26/2006 12:39 PM | remove |
Tennants lager pwns j00!
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