Izinsuku zimfushane, ubusuku bumnyama futhi kukhona i-nip emoyeni - asikho isikhathi esingcono sokuzwa ukufudumala kanye ne-flavour eyinkimbinkimbi ye-bourbon. Futhi ayikho indawo engcono yokuyisampula kune-Kentucky, ekhiqiza ngaphezu kwama-95% okunikezwayo komhlaba.
Ungathola ukunambitheka kwangempela komlando nokukhiqizwa komoya womdabu waseMelika okuwukuphela kwawo eduze kweKentucky Bourbon Trail, inhlangano nohambo olwasungulwa yiKentucky Distillers' Association ngo-1999. Ky., Futhi ezine enkabeni yeKentucky.
I-Bourbon “ixhunywe eKentucky futhi yasiza ubunikazi bukaKentucky emhlabeni wonke,” kusho uJeanine Scott, obhala incwadi nge-Bourbon Trail futhi esebenza neKentucky Historical Society. Umzila “uheha abantu abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba.”
“Kuyamangaza ukuthi zingakanani ezokuvakasha nge-whisky,” kusho uFrank Coleman, iphini likamongameli omkhulu we-Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. Yaqala i-American Whisky Trail ethatha ezinye zezindawo zokugaya ukudla ku-Bourbon Trail. Kulabo abangakaqapheli, i-bourbon kumele yenziwe okungenani ngama-51% ommbila oseneminyaka okungenani emibili emiphongolweni emisha ye-oki eshisiwe.
“Kwakuvame kakhulu ukusebenzisa izilimo ukwenza utshwala,” kusho uScott. "EKentucky, kwakungumbila."
Ngaphezu kommbila, isisekelo setshe le-limestone elitholakala enkabeni yeKentucky namaphakathi neTennessee lihlanza amanzi, liwenze afanelekele ukugaywa, kusho uColeman.
Uthi: “Ama- bourbon amakhulu kunawo wonke ake enziwa namuhla.
I-Bourbon eduze ne-Bardstown, Ky.
I-Maker's Mark, e-Loretto, e-Ky., ingamakhilomitha angu-16 ngaphandle kwase-Bardstown kumgwaqo ojikayo onemizila emibili onomugqa ophuzi ophindwe kabili yonke indlela. Uyokwazi ukuthi usufikile lapho ubona izakhiwo ezipendwe ngombala onsundu ngokumnyama oshunquliwe ukuze akhe ukuma kwebhodlela likaMenzi. I-Maker's ikhiqiza umkhiqizo owodwa nje, futhi ohambweni lwehora elilodwa uzobona zonke izici zokukhiqizwa kwayo, kusukela ku-bubbling mash ku-fermenter ye-cypress kuya kumugqa wamabhodlela, lapho ibhodlela ngalinye licwiliswa ngesandla kuleyo siginesha yengcina ebomvu. Ekupheleni kohambo, ungakwazi ukunambitha okoMenzi bese uzama isandla sakho ngokucwilisa ibhodlela lesikhumbuzo ($16) — linzima kunokubukeka kwalo!
Impumelelo yezwe lewayini laseCalifornia yaphefumulela i-Bourbon Trail. Ivulwe ngo-2004, i-Heaven Hill Bourbon Heritage Centre ngaphandle nje kwe-Bardstown iqukethe imnyuziyamu yokwenza i-bourbon. Lapho uzobona ifilimu ekhuluma ngo-Elijah Craig, umshumayeli wamaBaptisti okuthiwa waba ngowokuqala ukugcina i-bourbon e-okhini elishisiwe ngoba wayeyonga kakhulu ukuba angalahla imiphongolo eshile; futhi ufunde ukuthi elithi “whiskey” lisuselwa egameni lesiGaelic elisho “amanzi okuphila.”
Uma uke wazama ibhourbon eyodwa kuphela yaseKentucky, maningi amathuba okuthi kwakunguJim Beam, ibhourbon edayiswa kakhulu emhlabeni. E-Jim Beam Outpost e-Clermont, e-Ky., uzobona ifilimu yemizuzu engu-12 ekhuluma ngomndeni we-Beam, obulokhu wenza i-whisky izizukulwane eziyisikhombisa, bese uthatha uhambo oluziqondisayo lwezindawo.
Umlando uTom Moore, okuwukuphela kwendawo yezitsha ezisebenza ngokugcwele eBardstown, yengezwe ku-Kentucky Bourbon Trail ngo-Okthoba. Akukho ukunambitha kwa-Tom Moore, kodwa ungahlela ukuvakasha kwangemuva kwesigcawu samahhala. Lolu hambo lwamahora amabili luyisingeniso esiphelele sokukhiqizwa kwe-bourbon.
Sippin' enkabeni yeKentucky
I-Buffalo Trace, emfuleni iKentucky enhloko-dolobha yaseFrankfort, iyindawo endala kunazo zonke esebenza ngokuqhubekayo e-United States. Ngesikhathi se-Prohibition, bekungenye yezine ezazivunyelwe ukuqhubeka nokwenza i-whisky "ngezinjongo zokwelapha." Uzofunda ohambweni lwehora elilodwa ukuthi abantu abaningi baba nokukhwehlela okungapheli ngalezo zinsuku.
Amapulazi amahhashi anezinqolobane eziyinkimbinkimbi, izindonga zamatshe kanye nothango lwezinkuni ezipendwe ngombala omnyama luhamba nhlangothi zombili zomgwaqo lapho uya eWoodford Reserve. Futhi i-distillery enezakhiwo ezimbozwe i-ivy iwumfundisi ngokwawo. Ohambweni lwemboni encane kunazo zonke eMelika (izisebenzi zesikhathi esigcwele ezingaba ngu-20 nje kuphela) uzobona amabhodwe amathathu ethusi, okuwukuphela kwawo asetshenziswa ekwenzeni ibhobhoni e-United States. Ngemva kwalokho, uzojabulela ukunambitheka kwe-Woodford Reserve, i-bourbon esemthethweni ye-Kentucky Derby.
I-Lawrenceburg, eKy., iyikhaya lama-distilleries amabili ahluke njengama-bourbons akhiqizwayo. I-Four Roses iyindawo engalindelekile kakhulu yokukhiqiza izitsha emzileni: inkimbinkimbi yezakhiwo zesitayela semishini yaseSpain ezibekwe eduze komgwaqo ongemuva waseKentucky. Kwakuhlala kuyisizinda sezitsha; umnikazi waqasha umakhi wezakhiwo waseCalifornia futhi wamnika inkululeko enkulu. Isomiso sinciphise ukukhiqizwa e-Four Roses futhi ukuvakasha kulinganiselwe, kodwa kuwufanele ukuma ukuze ubone indawo futhi uvakashele isitolo sezipho.
I-Wild Turkey ihlezi phezulu egqumeni elibheke uMfula iKentucky; abashayeli abawela ibhuloho e-Anderson County babingelelwa ibhodi lokukhangisa elithi, “Bourbon Lovers, Welcome to Paradise.” Ukuvakasha okulinganiselwe kunikezwa lapha, kodwa awekho amasampula.
