Whiskey and its minions

Whiskey is not about pouring golden liquid into any glass shaped thing and chugging it.

It is not beer.

As the famous British writer James Joyce said once “The light music of whiskey falling into a glass --- an agreeable interlude.”

Now like a sword needs a whetstone, whiskey has its fair share of minions.

 Bitters:

For people who aren’t familiar with the concept of bitters, these little minions rightly named as minions are class of liquor based flavorings agents.

Bitters are usually used in the cocktails recipes, due to the power of providing strong tastes Bitters have got.

It is sold in small bottles and is very strong it is better to know a thing or everything before trying it.

Some bottles like Glenlivet Founders Reserved Scotch Single Malt are now offering bitters in their gift packs too.

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Impressive covers

You should never judge a book by its cover, but there is no such rule for the whiskey. Beautiful covers are the trademark of tasty whiskey and, there are not many arguments about it. Some may use the handmade glass some uses the handmade wooden covers and then there is Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Year Old Bourbon.

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This beauty is housed in a handmade glass decanter with individual numbering and, a hand finished silver stopper.

It comes in a handmade wooden box, with bourbon certificate of authenticity, numbered and signed by the legend Julian Van Winkle himself.

 Glasses

If whiskey is the angel glasses are its vessel, which is the reason behind every whiskey lover’s glass collection.

So companies now have decided to sell the glasses along the bottles, Hennessy Cognac VSOP Maeda best dummy for it.

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The whiskey itself is delicious and, the glasses are mesmerizing, enough to make any whiskey lover drool.

That’s all folks! These are some of the chief minions of whiskey without which the liquid is incomplete.