Two unknown facts about Irish whiskeys
The series continues! All the classes about whiskies are online now. Today, we will zoom on Irland with two specificities one can find only there. Let’s dive!
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What you need to know about spit drinks?
The end of the year is approaching, time to learn something different, right? So why not spit drinks, and more precisely spit drinks from Peru, meaning Chicha and Masato. Let’s dive! How do spit drinks work?
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Where does Aperitivo come from?
Let’s start with the first and obvious question: Where does the word come from? What does it mean? “Aperitif” comes from the Latin “aperire” which means “to open”… not a bottle, but the natural escape routes… In other words, this drink was considered …
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Is alcohol a stimulant or a depressant?
When alcohol first reaches the brain, it makes nerve cells in the brain less excited, causing them to slow down. Why? What is actually happening here? Let’s find out!
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How does alcohol affect your brain?
Several parts of the brain are affected when you drink, because of the effect of ethanol. Ethanol is only one of several types of alcohol, but the only type that is found in alcoholic beverages.
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What is a craft distillery?
When asking around to my friends, as i wanted to write that post, what a craft distillery was, I often heard the following response: craft must mean “small” and “carefully done.” Hum. Hum. Hum.What is small? What is careful? There are terrible distillers working in small quantities, I have friends producing a terrible calvados. Yes, after […]
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