What to eat whiskey?
Professional sommelier, no doubt a manwho knows how to drink whiskey correctly. A good half of representatives of this profession adhere to the tradition that whiskey can not be snacked. The rich taste and strict aroma of whiskey does not tolerate a combination with banal appetizers for alcohol. Interrupt the mood created by this drink, in any case impossible. How can you disagree with the experts in your business and the tradition of drinking? But in our time, as is known, practically there were no rules that would not have been violated.
What snacks whiskey in Scotland and Ireland
Scots, whatever one may say, are sure to have a snackwhiskey is blasphemy! They are taken to the whiskey to serve soda or spring water, so that the guests could dilute the drink. Irish, on the contrary, believe that it is better to serve a snack than to dilute whiskey. As an appetizer for whiskey, they can say, oysters, salmon, smoked salmon, baked meat or game. Although in some quarters there is an opinion that it was in Ireland that people first tried to add lemonades, coffee and even tea to whiskey.
The Better to Eat a Whiskey: World Experience
Since the advent of the drink many years have passed,accordingly, some experience has accumulated, which the amateurs of whiskey share with pleasure. The statement "whiskey can not eat" contradicts the Russian mentality. We are used to the fact that the table is full of all sorts of goodies, snacks, if the celebration is accompanied by drinking an alcoholic beverage.
We suggest to find something average. Let's see what snacks are still allowed to different types of whiskey:
- Whiskey with a sharp, smoky or fruity aromait is allowed to have a snack with the following dishes: game, foie gras, beef tongue. These whiskeys are White Horse Fine Old, Passport Scotch, William Grant's The Family Reserve, Teacher's Highland Cream.
- Snack for soft whiskeys: smoked fish dishes, salmon is best for whiskey. This includes Jameson, Teacher's, Glen Grant, Famous Grouse Blend.
- Whiskey with a herbal flavor, such as Ballantines Finest, Jameson, Glenmorangie, is perfectly combined with any seafood.
- If you can not imagine your table without meat,then choose brands of whiskey with a smoke-peaty flavor, such as Famous Grouse, Johnnie Walker Red Label, Dewar's White Label. Tasty cooked beef and mutton will be great for them.
Snack for any type of whiskey
If your friends called you and said that soonappear on the threshold with whiskey, you, as a Russian man, involuntarily think about the snack. Well, in any case, whichever whiskey you have on your table, a variety of chocolate and fruit desserts will suit you. In the American manner you can offer your friends a cola, because whiskey and cola have not been canceled. In general, everyone has the right to choose snacks according to his taste, so that at home, serve what you and your guests like to eat. There are many traditions, but life is one.
