This Crazy, Crazy Whiskey World III
"This crazy, crazy whiskey world" continues and it won't end soon, because there are thousands of interesting and curious facts, as well as whiskey brands around the world.
The last few years in America, whiskey brands have increased, but during World War II, distilleries shut down to produce fuel and penicillin to help the troops. Nothing is said about the many bourbon bottles donated to the army, but it may have been a secret so the German military didn't benefit either. After the war whiskey production quickly resumed and like Scotland, Kentucky now has more bourbon casks than the population.
Shortly after these difficult years in 1956, the US military decided to replace William with Whisky in the military phonetic alphabet. Good decision, made on at least a few bourbons!
Let's stay in the bourbon with the origin of the name. Some people believe bourbon was named after Bourbon County in Kentucky. Others believe it was named after Bourbon Street in New Orleans, a major whiskey trading port in Kentucky, but we know the name comes from the French dynasty of the Bourbons, who named the county and the street. It's about time we took the lead and named a street in our town after whiskey. It might be funny, but it would also be boozy. Musician Drake with his whiskey brand Virginia Blackand our favorite Irish brawler Conor McGregor with his Proper Twelve brand have similar whiskey inspiration, but not to name a street after themselves or a desire to make more good money. American music idol Bob Dylan owns Heaven's Door whiskey, and here you can see other celebrities owning various alcohol brands:
https://www.delish.com/food/g32949671/celebrity-alcohol-brands/?slide=23
We'll leave the American whiskey states and travel to New Zealand, where whiskey was discovered in 2006 by Ernest Shackleton's expedition in 1909 in an attempt to reach the South Pole. You can see the story at the link, and try a replica whisky at the Caldo Whisky Bar.
After the chilling and freezing story, we return in 2017 to Scotland, where Scottish scientists have succeeded in powering a car with biofuel derived from leftover whisky. We hope for failure in the future because of the risk of consuming the liquid amber resource beyond its primary purpose, which is to bring delight to the palate.
We'll finish with two records: for the smallest bottle filled with whisky, and it's only 1.3 millilitres of the White Horse brand, and the largest bottle is The Famous Grouse's at 228 L. We're fans of the latter record, and it's left for you to be fans of the first. Let everyone have their priorities! Cheers!
Some of the brands listed in the article can be purchased www.vida.bg or tried at whiskey bar Caldo.
