BN LUN V RU MNH . (Part 01)Monday, February 14, 2011 6:50:07 AM

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Do thy uyn bc qu nn kop v y dnh nghin cu v hc hi Em thy cc bc trn ny cng hay ung ru, k c ta ln ty. Nhng phn cc bc vit da vo tri nghim v kin thc ca cc bc, th em thy b sai nhiu qu. Em s dnh thi gian phc v cc bc v vic ny. Cc bc chu kh ch em t nh. Sng Th Hai, em phi lm mt s vic . Hoi-Hng. Xin php cc bc, em tr li bc S&Z bi ny trc ci : Trch: Nguyn vn bi S&Z Xem bi vit , em hi cc c chuyn mn ci. Nh em c 1 chai Rmy, m lu, ung mi chng ht. Thnh thong em m ra nhp 1 cht vn thy ngon v thm. Khng hiu l loi ny m nt ri c lu c khng nh, thc s em khng t tin lm vo kh nng thm diu ca mnh . Ru no cng vy bc . m nt ri m cha ung ht ngay, chc chn cht lng s suy gim. C iu, mc suy gim nhiu hay t ph thuc vo my yu t: (i) mi trng, thi tit v khng kh (ni chung l iu kin bo qun); (ii) nt cn tt hay khng; (iii) lng ru bn trong cn nhiu hay t. L do nm ch: khi bc khui chai, lng khng kh trn vo. Khi bc ung cng vi, lng khng kh chim ch trong chai cng nhiu. M cng ging nh ru vang, ru mnh cng b xy ha kh mnh. Vic xy ha lm nh hng xu n cht lng ca ru mnh, bt k l cognac (v d nh chai Rmy Martin ca bc), armagnac, calvados, brandy, whisky, rum, vodka... Mt khc, khi khui chai, lng cn trong ru bay hi bt. Khi bay hi, n mang i mt phn hng v t nhin ca ru. V yu t th nht, ging nh i vi chai ru cha khui, cc chai ru khui, ang ung d, nu mun lu, nn c bo qun trong iu kin tt nht. l trnh xa nh sng mt tri v k c l ngun sng nhn to nh n in, tt nht l trong t kn, khng phi t knh. Th na, khng nn trong mi trng qu kh hoc qu m thp. Nhit phng nn vo khong t 20 - 28 . m nn khong 65 - 75% (qung thi gian cc thng 10 - 12 min Bc). Ma nm min Bc (khong trc v sau Tt AL) rt c hi cho vic ct tr cc chai ru m np. Thi tit min Nam th hn. Ni chung l nn ct tr chai ru ni thong mt, m va phi v trnh xa ngun nh sng. V yu t th hai, c th thy, cc chai ru ngon thng c nt bc (nt bn, nt v si) ch khng dng nt bi, nt nha hay nt kim loi. Nt bc cho cm gic truyn thng, trang trng, lnh, nhng nt bc cng rt d hng. Nu thi tit kh qu, hoc khng c cch ng x vi chai ru mt cch ph hp trong thi tit kh, th nt bc s b b, xp hn v hng. Cn nt bc m t qu, n s hi b thi nt v c mi hi hi. C hai trng thi trn u lm suy gim cht lng ru, k c chai cha khui nt v chai khui nt. V yu t th ba, nh trn ni, lng khng kh trong chai cng nhiu, ru cng nhanh xung cp v phm cht. trnh vic ny, nhng ng snh ru thng dng phng php sang chai (decant). V d, bn m chai Remy Martin VSOP Fine Champagne Cognac 70cl v ung ht mt na. Tc l lng ru bn trong cn li l 35cl v lng khng kh chim ch th tch s l 35cl. Nu l ti, ti s dng v chai nh (loi 35cl) sang chai lng ru cn li nu trn. Khi , lng ru chim ch gn ht th tch bn trong ca v chai 35cl. Trong chai, ch c mt lng khng kh rt nh pha trn c chai (ging nh nhng chai cha khui). Tr li theo cch ny, ru s gi c cht lng kh bn lu. Theo kinh nghim ca ti, nu theo cch ny, bn s c lu (khong 12 n 18 thng) m cht lng ch suy gim t 10 - 15%. Nu lng ru cn li 35cl trong v chai 70cl, bn ch c th gi c ti khong 3 thng vi cht lng suy gim khong 20%, v lu c khong 6 thng vi cht lng suy gim 40%. Nu 1 nm, cht lng suy gim hn 50%. thun tin, cc bc cho php em c kin v tng post mt nh. Nu vit tng hp tt c cc post ca cc bc, e rng bi vit s qu di v em cng mt nhiu thi gian hn. Nu c g khng hi lng, rt mong cc bc lng th. Trch: Nguyn vn bi vannguyen Xem bi vit Thi nay, chuyn ung ru ty kh ph bin nhng khng phi ai cng quan tm n my ci loi ru. C th k mt s "dng ru" ty c mt trong nc hin nay m iem c "nhm nhp" i cht. * Whisky: C l y l dng ru ty thng dng nht, xut x ti Scotland, c sn xut t i mch, c nhng loi sau: - ng gi chng gy: xut hin u tin l Johnnie Walker (Red label), chc khong u thp nin 90, khng ghi thi gain ru, c th xem khong 5-6 nm. Tip theo l en (Black label) c xem nh trong vng 12 nm. Tip theo na l vng (Gold label) tng ng 18 nm v c l sau cng l xanh m (Blue label) tng ng 24 nm. Chai ng gi chng gy Blue iem c ung cch y 10 nm, mua tim bn ru, gi khong 1,8M ng th phi. Sau mi c ung chai xanh lc (Green), ghi thi gain l 15 nm .

Nu dn nghin th chn Red, nng v r tin. Hay lai rai v cao th ung Black. Gp bn b thn, ngi lu v mun thm ru th chn Gold. Chn Blue nu c nhiu tin. Tht ra Blue khng hn Gold nhiu lm v cht ru nhng tin th hn nhiu ln. Nhng th ru ny khng kho chn th gp gi. Mun yn tm th nn chn Green v ci mu ny dng nh t lm gi hn. - Chivas Regal: Cng c nhng nhn hiu m " ngon" tng dn theo s nm ru: 12 nm, 18 nm v 21 nm. Bnh ng loi 21 nm c lm bng s, trng sang trng hn chai Blue 24 nm. Hai loi trn cht lng tng ng theo s nm ru. Chai black c th du hn chai 12 nm Chivas. Tuy vy Chivas 21 nm tng ng vi Blue 24 nm. - Ballentine: cha ph bin lm, thng thy loi 12 nm . Nhng loi cao cp hn iem cha c ung. - Mt s loi khc nh Grant, Whiskey, hay g g khng ngon lm nn c ung ri nhng khng nh lm. Cc loi whisky ny c cn 40 hay 43 . Nu ru ny xut x t chu u, M, c th c chai khng c vin bi. Cn ru nhp t ng nam th c l tr loi cao cp 24 nm (J-W), 21 nm (Chivas) ra th loi no cng c bi c chai. Khng bit tc dng vin bi ny lm g??? Brandy - Cognac: c sn xut t tri cy (phn ln l tri nho vng Cognac, Php) Loi ny khng ghi theo nm ru trong thng g si m thng ghi l: VS (very special); VSOP (very special old product/pale); XO (extra old/ extraordinary), c cc nhn hiu sau:- Remy Martin (cognac) c cc loi VS, VSOP. - Remy Napoleon (brandy) c VS, VSOP, XO (nhng khng chc tht s XO khng) - Hennessy (cognac), VS, VSOP, XO - Martell (cognac) (gc Php by gi chuyn sang sn xut Mo): VS, VSOP, - Couvoisier (cognac) VSOP - Reverse (Brandy) XO Loi Cognac thng du, ngt ngo. Brandy th nng hn. Ni chung, nu uwc chn ung, iem thch cognac hn. c mt ci l cc nt chai lm bng bc, khng c vin bi nh whishy nn d rt. So vi whisky, loi ny thng say ngm. 3. Vodka, Rhum, Liquor,... s chm gi tip ... Knh mi CCL 1) Ch xanh xanh: Th nht, nu ni ru Ty thng dng nht, phi ni n vodka. Vodka do rt nhiu nc trn th gii sn xut, t u sang , t M sang c. Vodka c sn xut t rt nhiu loi nguyn liu khc nhau: la mch c, la go c, la m c, khoai ty cng c v ngay c nho cng c. Ch c th ni whisky l dng "brown spirit" thng dng nht. Cn nu tnh c "white spirit" th vodka thng dng nht, c bn vi sn lng (volume) ln nht t nhiu nm nay. Th hai, nu ni whisky c xut x t Scotland cng khng ng. Khc vi Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados v mt s loi ru khc bt buc phi c gn lin vi "tn gi xut x a l", whisky th khng c quy nh cht ch n mc nh vy. C th ni th ny s ng hn: Whisky l dng ru mnh, c chng ct t mt hoc nhiu loi ng cc ln men, c trong thng g si v phi tun theo cc quy nh cht ch ca tng nc, ni m ti , ru c lm ra. Hin nay, trn th gii c nhiu nc sn xut whisky: ni ting nht v c sn lng ln nht l Scotland (Scots, Scotch, Scotch whisky), tip theo c Ireland (Irish Whiskey), M (Bourbon Whiskey, Tennessee Whiskey), Nht (Japanese Whisky), Canada (Canadian Whisky), Anh, c, i Loan, B, H Lan, Thy in.... Th hai, whisky khng phi tt c u c lm t i mch. Nu lm 100% t i mch (barley - cng c th gi l 'la mch vng' hoc n gin ch l 'la mch') th ch c dng Single Malt Whisky hoc Blended Malt Whisky. Whiskey M th nu t hn hp ng cc ln men m ch yu l t ng nn cng c th gi l Whiskey ng (theo Lut ca M, lm ra ru Bourbon Whiskey nh Jim Beam, Wild Turkey, Four Roses, Buffalo Trace... hoc Tennessee Whiskey nh Jack Daniel's th nguyn liu hn hp ng cc ln men phi c ti thiu 51% l ng trong thnh phn).Whisky Ca nada th nguyn liu l hn hp ng cc ln men, trong la mch en (rye) phi chim a s, nn c th gi l rye whisky. Ngay c cc dng Blended Scotch Whisky nh Johnnie Walker, Chivas, Ballantine's, Grant's, Dewar's, J & B, Teacher's, White Horse, Bell's ... th nguyn liu cng l hn hp, v trong thnh phn ca chng va c cc loi ru Single Malt, va c cc loi Grain Scotch Whisky (nu t hn hp ng cc, bao gm c la mch, la mch en v la m). 2) Ch xanh l: Nu l chai JW Gold Label Centenery Blend th chc chn l ru 18 nm tui, ch khng phi "tng ng" 18 nm. M l 18 nm tui th ngha l ru thnh phn c tui ti thiu l 18 nm, mt s ru thnh phn c th nhiu tui hn. Cn cng l Gin vng, nhng l chai Gold Label 15 years old th tui ca ru l 15 nm.

Ring th trng VN, t nm 2006 xut hin thm mt dng Gin vng mi: Gold Label Reserve. y l ru NAS (No Age Statement - khng tui ru). Chc chn trong thnh phn ca n khng phi ru no cng c tui t 18 nm tr ln. Chnh v th, gi ca n r hn hn loi Gold Label Centenery Blend 18 years old v ung th khng thch bng loi kia. Ngi VN cng kh "khn", k t khi Tp on Diageo tung ra dng Gold Label Reserve cho ring th trng VN, ngi ung ru VN gn nh quay lng li vi Gold Label. 3) Ch xanh m: Chai JW Blue Label khng phi l (v cha bao gi) l ru 24 nm tui c. y l mt chai NAS. Trong , ng Master Blender chn rt nhiu loi whisky c tui khc nhau (t 18 nm, ti 21, 27, thm ch c ru 60 tui) blend ra dng ru ny. 4) Ch tim tm: Mc ch lm c bi hoc nt bi l chng re-fill, chng hng gi. Do khu vc chu v NA lm ru gi rt nhiu, nn nhng l hng lm ring cho th trng khu vc ny thng c c bi. C bi trn trn ca my chai JW tung ra trong nm 2010 c nh gi l mt pht minh quan trng ca ngnh cng nghip ru bia trong vic chng hng gi. Ngh m bun cho khu vc mnh qu. 5) Ch da cam: Chc bn mun ni n chai St. Rmy. y l dng French Brandy. Nu bn mua c chai St Remy XO th n ng l XO thi. iu quan trng l khng nn em St Remy XO so snh vi cc dng Cognac hoc Armagnac XO (v d nh Hennessy, Remy Martin, Martell, Camus, Chabot, Delord...) v phm cp XO ca cc dng ny l khc nhau, c quy nh v gim st bi cc vn bn khc nhau, cc c quan qun l khc nhau ca nc Php. Trch: Nguyn vn bi Vuong Ngoc Yen Xem bi vit em thy cc c trn ny hi xa hay ung Tequila, hng ht cc c v loi ru ny v em cha ung bao gi. Tequila l mt dng ru mnh c sn xut ti Mexico t nguyn liu ca l cy tha gai (blue agave) ln men. Cy tha gai ny ging nh cy da (thm), c rt nhiu l mc t gc v ta ln trn. Ru Tequila c mi v thm hng hng, ng, hi cht v spicy. N hu nh khng thch hp ung nguyn cht (neat) m pha ch hoc ung theo cch ring. Mt s loi Tequila lu nm trong thng g si, rt cao cp v him c th c ung neat nh Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados, Single Malt hoc aged Rum, v d nh chai Sauza Tres Generaciones Anejo. Cc loi ru Tequila bn pi bin ti VN a phn l cc loi ru tr khng (Blanco) hoc pha mu hoc s s (Reposado). Cc nhn ph bin ti VN c th k n Jose Cuervo, Omeca, Corzo. Thnh thong mt vi Shop hay np hng 'xch tay' cng c th tm c my chai ngon nh Sauza v Don Julio. Ru Teqila hay c ung theo cch sau: dng mt ly ln, ming loe rng lnh (freezing); ly mt a s hoc thy tinh, rc u mui ln trn (mui ht nghin mn, khng phi ht th, khng phi mui tinh, khng phi mui it, khng phi mui gia v); ly chic ly p xung a mui sao cho mui dnh u trn ming ly; t t rt ru vo trong ly; ct ming chanh (nn dng lime, khng nn dng lemon) ci trn thnh ly; chit thm my git chanh vo trong ru ri bt u thng thc. Hng v Tequila ha quyn vi hng v chanh v mui, thm cht cm gic lnh t chic ly s cho bn cm gic l lm, khoan khoi, d chu. Bn cng c th trng ly bng nc chanh trc khi dnh mui v rt ru.

BN LUN V RU MNH . (Part 02)Monday, February 14, 2011 6:58:22 AM

Trch: Nguyn vn bi mph Xem bi vit Em ko chm ko nh. Whisky thng dng c bit qua cc mc l tng hp ca nhiu loi whisky n pha ch theo cng thc ring ca nh sn xut, trong s nm ghi trn mc l s nm ca loi whisky n gi nht. Whisky n cng c th kim c nhng ko ph bin. Thi em i xem bng! iu ny khng ng. Ngc li, tui ru ghi trn nhn chai l tui ca loi whisky tr nht trong thnh phn cc loi whisky c dng blend nn sn phm . Trch: Nguyn vn bi the_phantom Xem bi vit Em tng Whisky l vit theo nguyn gc Scottish, con Whiskey l vit kiu M ch? Whisky (Whiskey) l tn dng ru mnh, cn n vi kp th no c Ma khai sng gip ci.

Whiskey v Whisky Theo mt s cun sch v ru ca nhng Connoissieur ni ting th gii nh Michael Jackson (khng phi l Vua nhc POP), Jim Murray, Serge, Richard Peterson..., th do c thi gian, ru Scotch Whisky b lm lung tung, khng c quy nh kim tra, gim st cht ch, dn n gim st uy tn, nn cc Nh chng ct Ireland quyt nh ly tn gi chung ca ru whisky Ireland l Irish Whiskey phn bit. Nhng l ru u tin ti vng t mi bn th trn Bourbon, bang Kentucky ca M cng l do nhng ngi Ai-len nu, nn h gi l Bourbon Whiskey. Ngoi Ireland v M, tt c cc nc khc nu c ru do mnh sn xut u gi l whisky nh Scotland. Whisky n v Whisky Pha trn Ti Scotland c 05 dng whisky: Loi 1 - Single Malt Scotch Whisky Loi 2 - Blended Malt Scotch Whisky Loi 3 - Single Grain Scotch Whisky Loi 4 - Blended Grain Scotch Whisky Loi 5 - Blended Scotch Whisky. Loi 1 - Single Malt Scotch Whisky, ting Vit thng c gi l Whisky n, ng ra phi gi l Whisky Mch nha n, hoc y th phi l Whisky Mch nha n ct ca mt Nh Chng ct duy nht ( phn bt vi Single Grain Whisky - l loi Whisky Ng cc n ct). y l dng Whisky ngon nht, giu hng v v c phc hp nht, ng thi cng l dng whisky c gi cao nht trong s 05 dng whisky k trn. N t v ngon l bi v n c lm theo quy trnh cu k v tn rt nhiu cng on, tn rt nhiu cng sc. Nguyn liu ca Single Malt l la mch vng (barley). Barley phi c lm thnh mch nha (Malted Barley) thng qua cng on malting process. Tri qua nhiu bc phc hp khc nhau (em xin phc v cc bc mt bi sau), nguyn liu c em chng ct theo m (batch) nhng ni ng (pot still). Qu trnh chng ct cng rt cng phu. Sau , n c a vo trong nhng loi thng g si khc nhau. Sau khi c n tui nht nh, v d 12 tui, 15 tui hay 18 tui..., ru s c mang ra ng chai hoc blend gia nhiu thng ru khc nhau v ng chai. Cho d l c blend t nhiu thng ru khc nhau, th tt c cc thng ny u phi c ly t mt Nh chng ct (Distillery) duy nht, ru mi c gi l Single Malt. Ru Single Malt ca Scotland li c phn nhm theo nhng style khc nhau, cn c vo vng sn xut v style ca Nh chng ct. Nhng vng ni ting nht l Speyside (vi style thin v du ngt v hng thm hoa qu), Islay (vi style nng nn, m hng khi v v bin), Highland (vi di kh rng v ph hng v), Lowland (vi style hng v nh nhng, thanh nh v du dng), Campbeltown (vi style nm gia Islay v Speyside)... Ru Single Malt thng c nm tui trn nhn (Age Statement), trong , tui ghi trn nhn l tui ca thng ru tr nht. Tui ru phi c tnh ngy (t ngy, thng ca nm A n ngy, thng ca nm B). V d ru c chng ct ngy 01 thng 10 nm 1990 v a vo warehouse , nu ng chai vo ngy 30-09-2010, th ch c ghi tui ru l 19 ch khng c ghi l 20. Ti th trng VN, chng ta d dng tm c nhng chai ny, nh Glenfiddich 12yo, 15yo, 18yo, 21yo, 30yo, Macallan 12, 18, 21, 30, Glenmorangie 10, 18, 25, Old Pulteney 12, 17, 21, 30, Balvenie 12, 17, 21, 30... Mt s chai ru th li khng ghi tui ru (NAS - No Age Statement). Loi ny c phn chia theo 2 thi cc khc nhau, hoc l chai ru tr (thng l t 3 n 8 nm tui), hoc l nhng chai cao cp (super-premium) c cht lng c bit, c blend t nhiu thng ru c tui khc nhau, k c nhng thng c ti hn 50 nm. Nhng chai ny c th k n Macallan Select Oak hoc Estate Reserve. D tm hn th c loi Macallan 1851 Inspiration hoc Glenmorangie Signet. Mt s dng sn phm th li ghi r nm chng ct (Vintage). Cch ny th ging nh vang. Nh Chng ct nhn thy vo mt s nm, h chng ct c m ru c phm cp xut sc, nn h quyt nh s ng chai nguyn m ru ca nm v ghi Vintage. Trn nhn, h s ghi nm chng ct (ng thi cng l nm bt u cho ru vo thng ) v nm ng chai. th trng VN, chng ta c th tm thy loi Balblair Vintage 2000 (10 tui), Vintage 1997 (12 tui), Vintage 1991 (18 tui), Vintage 1989 (21 tui), Vintage 1975 (32 tui), Macallan Vintage 1991 (18 tui). Loi 2 - Blended Malt Scotch Whisky L ru pha trn ca cc loi ru Single Malt vi nhau. Trc y, dng ny cng c th c gi l Pure Malt hoc Vatted Malt, nhng Lut 2009 ca UK (c hiu lc t u nm 2010) chnh thc cm tn gi Pure Malt v Vatted Malt. to ra mt dng ru mi vi nhng hng v khc l, mt s nh sn xut sng to ra bng cch trn mt s loi single malt vi nhau theo nhng cng thc ring bit. Blender c th chnh l nh sn xut, nhng cng c th l mt nh khc (h khng sx ra ru nhng mua ru ca cc nh khc v trn v bn li). Dng ny c th k n:

- JW Green Label 15 years old, c pha trn t trn 20 loi whisky, trong core ca blend bao gm 04 loi Single Malt kh ng cp: Caol Ila, Talisker, Linkwood v Cragganmore. - Monkey Shoulder, l dng Blended Malt ni ting ca Nh Glenfiddich, c thnh phn bao gm 03 loi ru Single Malt do chnh Nh Glenfiddich lm l Balvenie, Glenfiddich v Kinivin. - Ballantine's 12years old Pure Malt, c trn t trn 10 loi Single Malt, bao gm Balblair, Old Pulteney, Longmon, BenRiach... C mt iu kh c bit l, bn c th chn 05 dng ru Single Malt rt ngon v t tin trn vi nhau thnh Blended Malt, nhng sn phm cui cng li cho ra mt th whisky rt d. Chai JW Green Label cng c gii Connoisseur trn th gii nh gi nh th. Ru Caol Ila v Talisker m 15 tui th kh t tin v rt ngon, nhng em trn vi nhau v trn vi mt s loi Single Malt khc na, th li cho ra mt sn phm c hng hi nht, thiu c tnh, v hi nhiu cay nng, ti tr. Khi ung, ta c cm gic l ru ch khong 10 nm ch khng phi 15 nm tui. Bn thn ma ng nm nay, ngi vit bi ny cng th blend ra mt dng ru ring t khong hn 20 loi Single Malt m ngi vit cho rng rt ph hp trn vi nhau. m u tin, sau khi trn khong 15 loi vi nhau theo 2 cng thc khc nhau, c hai sn phm u khng ng , mt Blended Malt th hi nht, cn mt th kh nng m, nhng body ca n vn thiu balance v v khng c round cho lm. Phi mt 3 m mi ra c 2 sn phm ng : mt loi c trn t 18 loi Single Malt khc nhau. Mt loi c blend t 10 loi khc nhau. C hai sn phm ny em mi mt anh trong ngnh ru VN ti mt Tasting Event th u c nh gi l c c tnh v s bn c trn th trng. Vn l c m bn hay khng Loi 3 - Single Grain Whisky y cng l mt dng Whisky n, nhng m l Whisky Ng cc n ct. S d gi l Whisky ng cc l v thnh phn nguyn liu ln men l hn hp nhiu loi ng cc, bao gm la mch cha lm thnh nha (unmalted barley), mch nha (malted barley), la mch en (rye), la m (wheat) v ng (maize). Quy trnh lm v nu loi ru ny n gin v cng nghip hn rt nhiu so vi ru Single Malt. Vic chng ct cng rt cng nghip. Cc nh nu ru dng h thng l chng ct hnh thp (Column Still) thng bng inox, chng ct theo cng ngh vo-ra lin tc (ch khng theo tng m mt nh Pot Still). y cng chnh l cng ngh chng ct ru Vodka (k c Nga, Php, M, Thy in, Phn Lan hay VN...). Chnh v p dng quy trnh v cng ngh lm ru n gin, cng nghip nn gi thnh sx ra loi ru ny rt r nu em so vi vic lm ru Single Malt. Nhng tin no ca ny. Sn phm u ra ca loi ru ny kh tinh khit (pure), nhng trung tnh (neutral) v thiu tnh cch, thiu hng v. Bi vy, ru Single Grain Whisky a phn c bn cho cc Nh chuyn Blend dng lm ru background cho cc sn phm Blended Scotch Whisky, ch t khi c ng chai di dng Single Grain Whisky. Nhng chai Single Grain Whisky him hoi hu nh ch c th mua ti chnh Nh chng ct (khi chng ta n thm Visitor Center ca h - hin VN cng c mt s Tour nh th ny) hoc ti mt s Site Bn l ni ting ca nc Anh nh The Whisky Exchange hoc The Royal Miles Whisky. Cc bc c th vo link sau y ngm mt chai kh nhiu tui (Chng ct ti Nh North of Scotland nm 1974, c Nh Douglas Laing mua v v t mnh 35 nm trong hm Nh Douglas Laing theo phong thc ring, sau ng chai). Gi chai ny bn trn site cng kh mm (khong 83 Bng Anh) nu nhn vo tui ru v him hoi ca n. Bc ny Anh, hoc sang Anh chi, nn xch v chai ny anh em th hoc lm k nim, nht l cc bc sinh nm 1974. http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-11351.aspx C mt loi Single Grain trc y thy VN, l Cameron Brig. Chai ny l mt chai NAS (khng tui) khong 6 thng trc thy c bn Cng ty Mai Anh (334 Khm Thin) gi khong 300.000 VND (khng hi nu so v cht lng vi cc dng khc, nhng rt ng mua nu mun th mt dng kh khan him), nhng gi thy ht sch. Chai ny hnh nh l do Cng ty Linh Gia trc y hoc Tp on Diageo hin nay nhp v VN dng ring cho cc Tasting Events hoc cho cc bui Tutor. Hnh ca n, mi cc bc xem y: http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-2584.aspx Loi 4 - Blended Grain Whisky Dng Single Grain t ngi ung, th c ai em chng blend lm g. C chng, thnh thong cc Master Blender em blend chi chi ung hoc tng nhau m thi. Loi ny gn nh khng xut hin trn th trng, k c UK. Loi 5 - Blended Scotch Whisky y l dng ru whisky Scotland ph bin nht trn th gii, ch khng ring g ti VN. Trc y, ni n Scotch Whisky l ni n Johnnie Walker, sau ny th l Chivas ri Ballantine's.

Trong cc Bo co v Tp ch nghin cu v ngnh cng nghip ru, con s thng k vo nhng nm 2005, 2006 cho thy khong 90% ru Scotch Whisky bn ra trn th trng th gii l loi ru ny. Tuy nhin, gn y, trn khp th gii, v ngay ti VN, dng Single Malt ngy cng c a chung v tnh sang trng v ng cp ca n. C th ri y, sn lng ca Blended Scotch Whisky cng s gim i (xt v t l % ch khng xt v volume). Chc c n y, nhiu bc on ra: Blended Scotch Whisky l g? N l hn hp ru pha trn ca nhiu loi whisky bao gm mt s loi Single Malt v mt s loi Single Grain trn vi nhau theo cng thc b mt ca tng Nh, c Master Blender tuyn la v quyt nh cht lng. Thng thng, trong thnh phn ca Blended Scotch Whisky s c khong 35% l Single Malt, cn li 65% l Single Grain. n y, cc bc bit ti sao 1 chai JW Black Label 12 nm tui rt ngon nh vy m Cty Diageo VN (hng chnh hng nh) bn ra ch c gi tm khong 420.000 n 450.000 VND, vy m 1 chai Glenmorangie 10 nm tui c gi ti 650.000 VND, 1 chai Balblair Vintage 2000 (10 nm tui) c gi 780.000 VND, v thm ch 1 chai Macallan 12 tui bn ti gi 850.000 VND (gn gp i chai Black). Bi ru Single Malt c ng cp hn hn Single Grain, nn dng Blended Whisky no m c t l Single Malt cao, th dng thng c gii snh ru a chung hn (v cng mc hn). Chivas 12, 18, 25; Teacher's, JW Gold Label, Blue Label l nhng chai c hm lng Single Malt kh cao, t 45% ln n trn 60%. C mt iu kh th v: Nhng dng Single Malt em Blend vi nhau v blend vi Single Grain thng thnh cng v cho ra sn phm mi (Blended Scotch) xut sc hn so vi vic ch em Single Malt blend vi nhau (Blended Malt). Nguyn nhn l: do Single Grain kh trung tnh, t mi v ring, nn dng lm nn cc loi Single Malt tr hng, khoe v. N khng nhng khng t hng v ca cc loi Single Malt m cn tn thm mt s mi hng ln thm. Tri li, nu blend ring cc loi Single Malt vi nhau m lm khng kho hoc thiu nguyn tc (v kin thc v d cm), th loi Single Malt ny s t mt loi Single Malt khc. Bi vy, xu hng l Blended Scotch Whisky vn s tn ti song song lu di vi cc dng Single Malt (cho d sale volume ca Single Malt ngy cng tng), cn cc sn phm Blended Malt nu c, cng ch l thm vo danh mc cho phong ph hn, ch cc nh lm ru s t khng trng ch vo n. Em ngi xut hin trc cc bc lm. Tht y ! Cc bc cho em vui chi trn ny l may cho em ri. Em bit c g th cng 'tha tht' thm cho cc bc cng vui thm, vy thi . Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados (Php), Brandy (Hy Lp, TBN, c), Grappa (), Rum, Tequila em cng bit mt cht t, nn s phc v cc bc dn dn. Vodka, tuy em khng thch v l ru khng , qu t hng v (y l theo cm nhn ca em), tuy nhin, em cng s 'tha' cc bc thm mt cht dng ny. VN ta hin nay cha c cng ng nhng ngi snh ru (Connoisseur). Em ni tht y. Ch thy nhiu ngi ung ru v ung rt nhiu ru m thi. Ru ngon th nn savouring, ch khng nn drinking - theo c ngha en ln ngha bng. Nu cc bc mun tip xc vi con gi m ru v snh ru, cc bc c th gh qua Nh hng 97 Bi Th Xun, H Ni. Em xin ni trc, Hng y th khng phi l em. Em c g, dn dn theo thi gian, cng vi vic mc sng ngy cng c nng cao, gii trung lu ngy cng tng, ngi VN mnh cng snh ru hn, bit cch thng thc hn. Ru nn c nhn nhn thm di gc vn ha v lch s, ch khng nn ch nhn di gc n l mn ung. Vodka th ung ti say, z z cho vui cng c (em cng c lc tham gia), nhng cc loi Cognac, Armagnac, Single Malt, Rum ngon m z z nh th, em thy n c th no . Trch: Nguyn vn bi oi_bongda Xem bi vit Coi nh tm n v phn loi, phn bit whisky gi ta chm v cch ung v cch cm nhn no. Cha , bc i! Cho em thm thi gian em ni thm v American Whiskey, Irish Whiskey, Japanese Whisky, Canada Whisky v mt s dng Whisky na . Whisky ca Nht Bn vi hai Hng ni ting l Suntory v Nikka, c cc thng hiu nh m nh Yamazaki cng c nhng ngi yu thch whisky trn ton th gii mn m v nh gi cao t nhiu nm nay. y l dng whisky c cho l gn gi vi Scotch Whisky nht. Whisky Nht cng c c Single Malt v Blended Whisky. Chu , whisky ca n cng thng c kh nhiu Awards cc Cuc thi hoc Blind Tasting Event my nm nay.

c bit, dng Whisky non tr Kavana (cha 12 tui) ca i Loan cng mi gy sc cho gii snh Whisky ti UK trong nm nay. Trch: Nguyn vn bi the_phantom Xem bi vit Hay qu c c Hoai Huong khai sng v, dng, loi ru. Nht tr vi c i, ngh c Hoai Huong khai sng tip v cch thng ru th no. Trc mt l cch s dng ci gi ly xem loi no dng ly g ci . Em cam oan l rt nhiu ngi VN ta c chn hoa hng hoc mt tru mang ra thng ru bt k l ru g. Ly ti u cho vic thng thc ru ngon l Tulip shape glass, nu c l crystal tulip shape glass th cng tt. Nosing Glass hoc Tulip Shape Glass, l loi thch hp nht, ti u nht cho vic thng thc ru c cht lng cao nh: (1) Single Malt Whisky, (2) Cognac, (3) Armagnac, (4) Calvados, (5) mt s loi Brandy cao cp ca Nht, Ty Ban Nha, c v Hy Lp, (5) mt s loi Dark Rum cao cp. Loi ny c y rng, gip cho b mt trn ca phn ru trong ly tri rng hng ru c ta nhiu hn. Sau , ly c dng nh bng hoa tulip, thun di ln pha trn v ming ly thu nh li. iu ny gip cho hng ru c dn nh nh ln trn, t li v tp trung vo mi ngi thng thc. Mt khc, ming ly nh s gip ly trap c hng lu hn bn trong ly, trnh hng ru bay hi nhanh chng nh khi s dng mt s loi ly / cc khc. S dng ly c dng ny s gip thng thc tt nht mi hng ca nhng loi ru cht lng, nhiu hng thm, ng thi trnh c vic mi cn (ng nhin l c trong bt k mt loi ung c cn no) xc ln mi gy cm gic hng, kh chu khi ngi ru. Cc hnh tr (tumbler) truyn thng ca Scotland th dng vi cc loi ru cao cp trn s ph hng thm ca ru qu v dng thng ng v ming rng ca Tumbler lm hng ru bay i rt nhanh v ngay c khi va rt ra cc th hng cng khuych tn rng nn s cm nhn c t hng thm hn. Cc ny ch hp vi vic s dng ru Whisky t tui, Whisky Blended v cc loi ru trung tnh khc nh Vodka, Gin. N cng rt thch hp s dng vi cc loi ru ny khi ung vi (theo kiu on the rock). Ly hnh tri l (Snifter) truyn thng ca Php khi s dng vi Cognac v Armagnac th cng c nhc im. Mc d cng l loi y rng v ming thu hp, nhng thn ly thng ngn, khong cch gia y ly v ming ly ngn hn kh nhiu so vi loi Tulip Shape Glass. Do c im ny, m khi ngi ru, th ngay c vi loi cc k cao cp, t tin, lu nm, ngi thng thc thng nhn thy mi cn xc mnh ln mi, lm gim bt cm gic khoan khoi khi thng ru. V vy, khi s dng ly ny, ngi ta thng c tnh yn lng mt s giy n na pht sau khi ru c rt ra mi cn ta bt. iu ny gy bt tin, hn na, khi cn ta bt i th thc cht, mt s cht tinh ty ca ru cng mt theo. Chnh v th, hin nay, chnh bn thn cc hng Cognac v Armagnac ca Php cng khuyn co s dng ly Tulip Shape thng thc tt nht cc loi ru ca h. Ly Tulip Shape Glass c nhiu dng, t bit l chn ly: c chn ngn, chn di, chn va. Ming ly cng c loi khp li tht nh, cng c loi khp li pha trn, nhng ln n trn cng li m ra mt cht. Em cha c iu kin a nh ln my nh cc ly ny ln y trang nh, nn cc bc chu kh xem qua link nh. Di y l mt mu ly Tulip shaped glass: http://blog.friendseat.com/top-10-cognacs/ Snifter truyn thng th cc bc c th xem chic ly cui cng trong bi theo link di y: http://pinaywifeatbp.blogspot.com/20...sware-101.html Nosing glass th cc bc c th xem y : http://www.squidoo.com/whisky-review (ci ly th hai, khng phi l ly trn tay ngi thng ru ang cm). Ly ny nhn kh funny. Cc bc c th d dng order qua mng hoc mua ngay ti my nc hng xm nh Sing hoc Thi, ch khng n phi sang tn chu u u . Trch: Nguyn vn bi sushiandjim Xem bi vit ha, ch 97 BTX kia th em l m on ra ri. ng , Cognac, Whisky... m c dzo dzao sng cuc sng th ph m ru. Em c tay bn ha s rt m ru. Hn bo, ti m chm ri ung th vn c th y mt mnh ht chai 700ml. Nhng cha ny ung l th lm, tm t 10h Am n 6h00 Pm, v mi th cc ngho nn. Nh th y. Cng khng hn nh th l "nh" u bc sushiandjim i. Ngi snh ru thng l ngi ung t ru mi ln, nhng ung lm nhiu ln. Mi ln ung, li cm nhn r hn v hng, v, ct, hu v ca loi ru m mnh thng thc, nhng ch mt vi ly thi, c th, c th, n ngm dn (bng mt chui phn x c iu kin). Lu dn, ch ngi qua, bc cng c th bit c l ru g (d c rt sau lng bc - kiu blind tasting).

Ung ru ngon, ch nn ung trong phm vi khong 4 n 10 ngi l cng. S lng ngi ung nh th, ht mt chai l va. Mt s loi ru th nht nh phi ung sau khi n chng khong 15 - 30 pht, khi ngi bn my ngi bn tm giao, c a hoa qu hoc t ht ngon ngon, hoc cc bc trai c th thm mt cht c ph (va , trnh mt ng) hoc iu thuc thm. Qu na l c mt iu cigar. Trch: Nguyn vn bi minhgiang Xem bi vit Em cng c quen mt c bn bn ru ty nh bc, nh nhng, mt m, m du nh cognac nhng li rt rt khot v quyn uy. Cha bao gi em thy Filux li trt t lng nghe nh th. (Nng n nh ng i cn phi nhn ch cho c cng c on, c lp c lang ). Bc tip i bc. Vi li bc cho ci nh minh ha cho my ci ly k y . (Ti v nh em tuyn cc vi Lin X thi). Bc minhgiang i, bc c th Google gip em c khng, sau bc dn ln trn Flickr gip em cc bc khc cng xem. Bc c Google my t ny s ra : - Nosing Glass - tulip shape glass - snifter, cognac snifter - tumbler Cm n bc. Trch: Nguyn vn bi sushiandjim Xem bi vit Nh em s ung ru vi c Ch lm ri. c Ku va quc x v m cha c chai no nh? @Hoai-huong: Th th mi c icon mt ci . Thi, cui ngy, em xin php chat chit vi cc bc t cho vui. My bi vit kia cn di lm. C bi em vit t lu ri, em v tm li , phi ngi g li . Em hi tic l VN mnh cm qung co ru, nn c nhiu bi vit v ru (di gc nhn tm hiu v thng thc m thc, cng nh vn ha v lch s), c rt hay, nhng mt s bo khng dm ng. Nhn vic bc sushiandjim ni chuyn v ru c, em cng xin m ngoc t : c c mt s dng ru mnh v ru mi rt ngon: - Ru mi, h c dng Danziger Goldwasser, ru trong v kh st (oily), bn trong c nhng vi vng (vng tht ). Cc bc ung l ung c vng y. Rt hp dn. Chai ny t thy VN, thng khi no i Chu u hoc nh bc no xch chu u v mi c. - Ru brandy nu t nho (nh cognac), h cng c chai Dujardin kh ngon. Tuy nhin, Dujardin a phn l ru tr hoc trung bnh, ch khng c ru rt lu nm nh brandy ca Php, Ty Ban Nha, Hy Lp hay Nht Bn.

BN LUN V RU MNH . (Part 03)Monday, February 14, 2011 7:05:37 AM

Trch: Nguyn vn bi cho_trang Xem bi vit Lun v ru bc g ni, vy em xin bn thm v cch ung ru ca mt s bn by gi. Th nht l cc bn ung n o qu, nh rng ung ru khng phi trm ngm im nh mc nim, nhng cng nn va phi nh nhng ch c vi bn va ung va la ht, mt ta tai c dzo...dzo... rt phn cm. Th hai l n tn by gi vn c thi quen p nhau ung, v nhng min xa khng ni nhng ngay ti cc thnh ph nhn vn gi np ngh cho rng my khng ung tc l my khng ht lng vi bn b, l chi khng p...rt u tr, quan im em ung n u l ty, thng no ung t cng tn ru, hehe. Ung lm sao n phi thy ngon, lm 1 nhp ri cn lim mp tn hng nt tng git st li, ai nh mt s bn, nc c vo c ri nhn my nhn mt v vi cc nc lc "cha chy", ung th ph c tin! Tip l ung by gi mi...tay qu. Ci li u c cng ly sut! C cng th ln u chm cc thi ch, ng ny cng lin cbn tc, th ung xong li bt tay, o m ung xong chai ru th r ri c cnh tay v handshake! Em c ni thng: ung ru l min bt tay nhau, mt v sinh, hehe. Em nhc li l ung nhiu ru l khng vn minh, hi sc khe. Ung Cocacola c! Em rt rt ng vi bc cho_trang. Ung nhiu hay ung t, nu ngi c vi nhau m ngh tt v nhau th vn vui y , ch u phi c phi ung nhiu mi vui hoc nhit tnh u .

Cc sn phm ru ca nc ngoi h cng hay trn thn chai v v hp dng ch "Drink responsibly" hoc "Savouring Responsibly", hoc Moderate Drinking. Ung th hay hn m hi sc khe . Tt nhin, cng c lc s ung nhiu nhiu hn mt cht cho vui, nhng khng nn hm no cng nh th. Trch: Nguyn vn bi mph Xem bi vit M mui l xa l. Sha sh lk n tht lng. Em sai, ng l ut ki ghi nm theo diu n tr nht. Cn vodka lm t nho hnh nh ch c bn c v Php, theo tiu chun chu u th cho php mang tn gi vodka - tt c cc thc phm ngun gc thc vt l c. Bn Nga, hay theo GOST l ch ng cc v khoai ty thi. Cn t cc loi khc n dng t diu (cn). C xa l l snh iu qu, m thi tit VN cha cho php. Lm qu da chut hay cng hnh mui l n di. Tht ra ung vodka vi c ngm du hoc c hun khi l d ung nht, ma no cng c . Em thy c rt nhiu bc thch vodka. Vodka c ci rt hay, v y l dng ru trung tnh, c chng ct bng column still (c bit cng c loi c chng ct theo m bng ni ng pot still) v c lc i lc li rt nhiu ln nn c purity rt cao. Thng thng, ru chng ct xong s c lc qua tham hot tnh. C bit, c loi c lc qua bc v vng. Chnh v th n d ung, gim tc hi ca ru i vi sc khe v qua qu trnh lc, nhiu tp cht b loi b. Hn na, vodka c th ghp vi rt nhiu loi mn n thuc nhiu dn tc khc nhau. Cc nc x hn chung vodka v hp vi thi tit gi lnh nh, nhng vng nhit i nh VN, ngay c v ma h, ai bo ung vodka l khng hp. Cha cn ni n n nhng loi vodka cao cp nc ngoi, ru VN, nh Vodka H Ni (loi chun), Avina Vodka v Viking Vodka, ung thy cng m, d chu v hng v cng kha kh. Th trng Vodka nhp ngoi v VN gi th v cng a dng vi khong hn 500 nhn hng cc loi, t Nga, Ba Lan, Ukraine, Belarus, n Thy in, Phn Lan, an Mch, ri M, Php, Anh... Dng Russian Standard rt ph bin ca Nga, ngoi chai m thng thng, cn c chai Platinum (c Hng khoe l lc qua thng cht y cc ht bc nguyn cht chng c l lc tinh khit hn), cao cp hn na l dng Gold, c hng ni l lc qua thng hnh thp cha vng trong . Khng r c ng hay khng, hay ch l phng php qung co kho. Tuy nhin, cht lng th thy khc bit r rng. Sn phm ca Nga, loi cao cp, em thy c my chai Kauffman (my shop VN c ni bn chai t nht gi khong 8 triu VND, gn bng gi mt chai Chivas Stone Destiny 38 years old). Ngoi ra, cng rt cao cp, cn c chai Beluga, p t trong ra ngoi, t ngoi vo trong, ung thy rt nhanh v du ngt. Vodka chng ct t nho ln men th c sn phm Ciroc ca Php kh ni ting v c bn rng ri ti VN. Trch: Nguyn vn bi vannguyen Xem bi vit (...) Bc vannguyen i, khng c vn sai ng g lm u. Bc ni cng rt chun ri, v qua y cng thy bc rt snh y. Em ch mun chnh sa li vi nh theo ca ring em thi m. Nu t "sai"ca em gy phn cm, th em xin li nh. Quan trng l anh ch em cng share nhau kin thc v tri nghim cho vui thi m. Chc bc mnh khe, ung ru u u v vn vit tip cho anh ch em chng em c. Em bit g th cng s share thm. , c va tranh th c li post s #4 trn Din n kia (bi bc vannguyen bo rng ca bc y), thy cng c nhiu thng tin na n nh bi bc vannguyen trn ny. C nhn em tin rng y l bi ca bc vannguyen. Trong bi vit cng khng nh chai Blue l 24 nm. V vn ny, em xin ni li thm: cha bao gi JW ng chai Blue Label 24 years old c, bc . Nu qu thc c chai v bc c ung th rt c th, bc c ung ru Hong Kong hoc i Loan. Dn i Lan cng c bit thch whisky v cng c thi k h tham gia vo vic 'ng' li ru. Chai Blue Label l mt dng n nh nht ca Nh JW, rt t thay i c v kiu dng chai v cht lng ru bn trong. T lu ri (khong u nhng nm '90), h ng Blue Label v r l "A Blend of Our Oldest Whiskies, aged from 15 to 60 years". Chai ny gi rt him, c cc collectors sn lng su tm l chnh (ch khng phi ung) v gi ang leo chng mt t khong 1.500 USD ln n khong 2.000 USD (chai Blue thng thng hin bn ti VN vi gi khong 2.300.000 VND). S d kt lun nh vy l v khng nhng em t tm hiu v dng ny (k c t tri nghim nhiu ln) m cn c thng tin t anh em Diageo VN. Bc c th hi h bit thng tin chi tit v cc dng sn phm m

h ang cung cp. Hin em vn ang m 02 chai, mt chai 75cl ng chai tm 2008, mt chai 20cl ng chai tm 2001, thnh thong mi bn b vi ly, va ung va so snh, i chiu. Thm na, ch trng ca Master Blender ca JW l pha ch ra mt dng ru c range nhiu tui ru khc nhau. Vi nhng dng ny, nu h 24yo th qu ph nhng ru thnh phn c tui 27yo, 30yo, 50yo v c 60yo trong , bc . V cc sn phm thuc gia nh JW, ngoi 05 dng bc nu (Red, Black, Green, Gold, Blue) cn c 02 loi kh ph bin (cng ph bin ti VN lun) l JW Swing v JW Premier v vi loi c bit khc, nh JW Blue Label King George V, JW Blue Label 200th Anniversary v gn y nht l JW John Walker. JW ni ting cng l phi thi, bi hu ht cc sn phm blended ca h u c cht lng rt tt cho n c bit tt. Tt nhin, theo em cng ch nn em Blended Whisky so vi Blended Whisky thi, ch khng so snh vi Single Malt Whisky v chng thuc v hai dng khc nhau m. Trch: Nguyn vn bi simo2001 Xem bi vit Em nghe ni my ng hay ung ru th khng thch ung cognac. M ung wiskey th thin v pure malt, hn l ung blended. M Chivas l single malt, th nn cc ng ch li chm gi tip l ung ru mt thng th phi t nht l 21 tui hoc 12 tui. Ch 12 vi 18 tui n nh nhau. Ung blended th t 12 n 18 l c khc nhau. (1) Em khng bit ung ru my nn thch dng Jack Daniels hoc Jim Bean. Nhc n thy thm ri. n cm ti xong, lm my ly ny vi c t cheese v nuts th thm ming d man. (2) Hm em th l ci ny vi thng bn, bn ru 15 nm nay, hin ang ph trch hai mi my nhn ru Vit Nam, n chi cho em mt trn. N bo em my ngu va thi. Jim Bean l ci ru cho bn sinh vin n cm c chai n nc. Anh em ni th khng sao, ch my gp thng no hiu bit, m ni thch ung Jim Bean th n nh gi my ngay l thng t tin. H h, nh gi th l qu ng ri. D g th em vn thch my ci ru c mi g si kiu y. (3) Nhng ni v ru th em ngh ru ngon nht th gii, nhiu ngi ung nht, v c l cng t nht l ru Mao i. Cha n Qu Chu th cha bit ru ngon. (4) Em hu chuyn bc Simo2001 mt lc nh. 1) Ch mu xanh xanh: i vi ru hng premium, dn ung ru ngoi Bc my nm nay chuyn qua ung whisky nhiu hn cognac. Nhng ngc li, trong th trng pha Nam, em vn thy cognac bn c hn whisky. y l cm nhn. Chnh xc hay khng, chc phi hi chuyn my bc sale ca cc tp on ru ln. C nhiu kin, c Ty ln ta cho rng ru cognac ngt ngo qu (v nu t nho ln men m), ung nhanh say hn v say cng l hn, nn ch thch hp vi ngi c tui, cn thanh nin v trung nin th whisky s cho cm gic mnh m v n ng hn. Sale volume ca cognac trn ton th gii gim u n 3 nm nay. Ngc li, sn lng ca whisky li khng ngng tng. Bit c iu ny, ngi Php my nm nay bt u thay i quan im. Ngy xa, h thng ni rng, ru cognac thanh tao, lch thip, sang trng, nn ch thng thc sau ba n ti (after dinner drink) v ch nn ung di dng neat trong cc ly snifter. Ngy nay, h ni li, rng cognac ung lc no cng th v, c tra ln ti, rng cognac tui no ung cng hp, c ngi gi ln thanh nin, rng cognac ung sau ba n cng c, ung trong ba n cng c, ung pha vi ung khc thnh long-drink cng c, pha vi cocktail cng c... H cn ch ra mt s sn phm chuyn dnh cho mix-drink na, v d nh chai Courvoisier VSOP Exclusif hoc chai Hennessy Fine de Cognac. Khng r lng bn c tng ln my nm ti hay khng? , m Chivas nh em ni my post trc. l dng Blended Whisky ch khng phi l Single Malt u bc i. 2) Ch mu xanh l: Hai dng ru whiskey M y gi r, nhng ung cng rt c y bc , khng t u. Jim Beam th loi ph bin, hay cn gi l White Jim Beam th thch hp mix hn l ung neat. N ch c trong thng g si c 4 nm. Jim Beam m ngon, bc phi chn dng Jim Beam Black, gi cng r thi, ti Metro Phm Vn ng ang bn gi 350.000 VND. Gi rt c c th m chai ny. L ng nm ngoi ghi r trn nhn l 8 nm. Loi ny c nt nha mu en theo phng cch truyn thng ca ru Bc M. L nm nay khng tui ru na m ghi l Aged to Perfection. Tm hiu ra c bit l ru c 7 nm (rt bt i 1 nm). Tuy nhin, c hai l ny khng thy chnh bao nhiu v cht lng. Jim Beam th thuc dng Bourbon Whiskey. Cn Jack Daniel's th li thuc v dng Tennessee Whiskey. S khc bit ca hai dng ny chnh l vic ru Jack Daniel's, sau khi chng ct, c em lc qua mt thp cha than ca g cy phong (sugar maple charcoal), sau mi vo thng g si mang i . Vi phng

php lc ny, ru s c thm mi thm vani v khi g (wood smoke) v c thm v du ngt, do ly c mt s tinh ty t than g cy phong. C Jim Beam Black v Jack Daniel No.7 u rt thm tho, va nng m, nhng li va du m v ngt ngo, d ung. Hu v thy chan cht. l v tannin ca g si. Hng v thin v mt ng, vani v g. ngt l v y l ru whiskey ng, rt m v ngt ngo, d ung. Cc hng cn li va k trn l cc hiu ng t thng g si m, c khai thc t cc khu rng si thuc bang Missouri, loi g si trng, th dy, nhiu mi vani, rt thm khi g c 'nng'. Gii snh ru th gii 'ch' whisky M v cho rng n l th ung rt simple, rt easy drink, less complex v hi nhiu v g si. Nhng chnh ngi M li thch ci th 'hi nhiu v g si' , nn h a ngay vo trong lut, rng l whiskey M th phi c trong thng g si mi. V c im ny m mi nm nc M d ra c hng ngn thng g si sau khi ru American Whiskey c mt s nm. Tha th h li bn thng c ny sang Scotland, Ireland, Nht v i Loan, nhng x vn khng di do g si, li khng mun ru c trong thng g mi. Vy l nht c lng tin. Ung ru whiskey M vo m ma ng l cc k hp y cc bc i. 3) Ch mu tm: y l n thi ca my anh ba v my ng a n VN thi bc i. Bc ng tin h . Bc hy t tm hiu xem, trong Danh sch nhng chai ru hoc nhng thng ru (barrel) t nht th gii, liu c bng dng ca Maotai hay khng? V bn cht, ru Maotai hi ging Vodka v Gin. N cng c lm t ng cc ln men, c th l ht k v chng ct. Trong qu trnh men, h cho thm mt s loi tho mc nn hng v n thm thm l l, va c cht qu, va c cht hi, va c mi g, va c mi th l v rau mi phi kh. Gin cng c lm theo phng php y y. Gin cng c nguyn liu l ng cc ln men. Trong qu trnh men, h cho thm hng liu t l mi (Chu ) v cy bch x (Chu u) ru c mi thm khc bit. Sau , h em chng ct. Ru Maotai l loi ru khng . Nhng loi ru khng c lu nm trong thng g si thng khng c mi v phc hp (complex), a dng (diversity) v nhn chung l t hp dn. Maotai l quc hn quc ty ca TQ nn h c sy tm quc gia, quc t nn n mi ni ting nh th. Ch hi i b phn nhng ngi ung ru trn th gii, tr ngi Hoa, s c cu tr li l: ru ny cng bnh thng thi. Trch: Nguyn vn bi duongqua Xem bi vit Em nghe bn em bn Mo k v tequila nhn Patrn cng kh thnh hnh. Patrn ny c c 3 loi Silver, Resposado v c Anejo (hnh nh t nht). Em cng ch mi c ung th 1 chai Silver xch tay v, kh smooth, nghe bo hay dng mix Magarita (cocktail M hi c). Hai loi kia cha ung th bao gi, chc l ngon hn hn. C nhn em cng ko thch ung tequila nn cng ko qu mong i c ung 2 loi kia Em cng cng nhn vodka ph bin nht, nc no cng thy c hiu vodka ring c, ch ring g Nga ng vi mn Phc c gia tu, ngay c VN cng c vodka HN kh thm . Em thy cc c nhc vodka nhiu m ko thy nhc 2 loi ph bin l Grey goose ca php nhn v Belvedere ca Ba Lan. Cho cc bc! Chc cc bc mt ngy mi tt lnh! V Tequila, ng l Patrn cng l hng cao cp y . Hin nay, mt s anh ch em tip vin hng khng cng xch v theo t hng ca cc Shop. HN, em nh Shop Hnh Hu 57 Hai B Trng cng c c 3 loi: Silver, Reposado v Anejo. Anejo l dng ngon nht v t nht. Thc ra, anejo l ting Ty Ban Nha, ngha l 'aged'. y l dng c trong thng g si Php hoc Ty Ban Nha hoc M. C loi c kh lu nm. Do c trong thng si kh lu, nn ru ly c thm nhiu hng v t thng si. Tng t nh Tequila, Rum cng c loi blanco (unaged) v anejo (aged rum). Loi aged rum cao cp ung ngon nh aged ccognac, hng v c nhiu nt ring, c bit l rt giu hng v hoa qu nhit i. Vodka, nh bc duongqua nu, th Grey Goose v Belvedere l hai dng rt ng cp v ng nhin cng rt t tin. Hai dng ny hin cng thy rt ph bin VN. Gi bn ti VN tm khong 700.000 VND/chai standard, cha tnh n cc Special Expressions khc. Grey Goose l ru ca Php, c chng ct t la m ln men. Nhn hng ny gi thuc s hu ca Tp on Bacardi. Belvedere l ru vodka sang trng ca Ba Lan, gi thuc v Nh Moet Hennessy ca LVMH (Luis Vuiton Moet Hennessy Group). Khc vi nhiu loi vodka Ba Lan khc c chng ct t khoai ty ln men, dng Belvedere ny c chng ct t la mch en ln men. Nu em 2 loi ny cng vi Russian Standard Platinum, Ciroc v Beluga rt ra 05 ly khc nhau v cng nm kiu blind tasting s thy c nhiu im th v. Tin rng cc bc lc y s nhn ra s khc bit v hng v ca 05 loi vodka lm t 05 loi nguyn liu ng cc v hoa qu khc nhau.

Trch: Nguyn vn bi nano_hut Xem bi vit Em mn php ko o c hoi-hng t l nhng bi c vit ln y em c th dng EndNote th thy cc on vn n t ng link n rt nhiu ngun - ging nh khi vit bo lun dng ci ny bit on no l ca mnh, on no l tham kho v on no l trch dn y m! C g khng phi c ng gin nh - em l c c tham kho ngun no th trn trng ngi i trc mt t! V im ny, em xin php tha vi cc bc nh th ny cho n nhanh : 1) Em cng c thi gian mi gh th vin, tm chng, trch c rt kh cc (chc gn c nh nhiu bc trn ny ), nn em cc cm ght nhng g l, hoc c xem nh l tr plagiarism. 2) Tt c cc bi vit trn y ca em l sn phm ca em to ra, c em g trc tip trn ca s ca Din n, tr bi vit v ly ung ru. Bi vit v Nosing Glass v Tulip Shaped Glass, em vit tng my cu trai bn Cng ty em vo ngy 10-09-2010 sau khi cc trai c t m hi em: "Ly ung ru hm qua nh ... l ly g m nhn l th?". Ch l, ti hm trc em c mi vi anh ch em n nh n ti v ung ru. Em c mang ra my ci ly crystal tulip shape (chn cao, y bu, ming thu, mi loe v c np y). Cha r c cu no em post ln u cha. 3) Em cn vit mt lot bi (d kin l nhng phn nh trong mt cun sch v ru mnh) v s a dn dn ln y chia s v chia vui cng cc bc. 4) Em khng tin l trn i ny c nhng bi vit bng ting Vit (hoc thm ch l Ting Anh, Php, Nga, c lun) c ng (d academic hay khng) m ging nh nhng bi vit em ng trn y. Em tin chc l chng ln u tin ti VN c public cng cc bc y. Xin m ngoc t , gi l bi vit em thy cng cha ng lm v n cha t tm ca mt bi vit. Thc ra, em ch coi l nhng post em i p, chia s cng cc bc thi. Phn ln l em tr li trc tip vo cc post ca tng bc mt y ch . 5) Cui cng em khng gin bc nano_hut (em ly t cch g m gin bc), nhng em ch bun, rt bun . Em ch mong rng, nhng iu bc vit ra pha trn l do ci EndNote ca bc n ch ra cho bc nh th. V nu nh vy, ci EndNote ca bc cng l 'hng ng li'. Nu khng tin, bc c show ngun ca nhng bi m bc thy ging cc post ca em (m bc cho rng ci EndNote n tm ra) ln trn y cc bc khc kim chng v thm nh. Chc cc bc vui! Trch: Nguyn vn bi cuteohamvui Xem bi vit Ci thi cn thnh hnh Rum, nh em cng tng pha ch bn, cng thc th quay i qua li : cn cng nghip, nc l, a ct, hng, mu. Tm li tuyn l c hi cho c th, sau cm thy tht c qu em cch lun. Cng thi em c tham quan nhiu ch lm ru ngoi gi, n qu t t dng ru ngoi, em quay ra thch su tm ru trong nc nh : Lng Vn, Sn Lng, Cn Sn Tu, Bu , G en, Mng M, M kch. Cc c snh ru ch em thm vi loi Vit Nam, cm n. Ci ny em thy rt bun khi ngh v cc sn phm ru nc nh. a phn dn mnh lm n lm cm v chp git qu. Lm th ny, th lm sao m c thng hiu c. Ru rum c pha theo cch ca bc, em bit. Ru lng Vn, ri g g na, ng trong nhng ci rut sm, cho d c l ru c chng ct thc s i chng na, m ct tr nh th, l cht ri cn g. Sm y l cao su, th cao su ch dnh cho xe hi, khng c php dng cho thc phm. y l em cha ni n ru nt l chui pha t cn cng nghip. Nhng gia nh nu ru lm n t t vn c, nhng sn lng thp qu, rt nh l. V ci s nh l y, nn cht lng thiu hn s consistent, m hm nay hng v th ny, m ngy mai hng v li khc, c th n ngy hm sau, hng v li khc na. Mt trong nhng tiu chun hng u lm ru l sn phm u ra phi c consistent, v nh chai Black cc bc ung nm 2005 v chai ung nm 2010, ri chai nm 2020 s lm cho cc bc thy: vn l dng rc Black c chng ca nh JW. Phi c consistency th mi hnh thnh c style ca tng nh v mi c thng hiu. Mun vy, phi lm n bi bn v phi lm quy m ln hn, tm qun l chin lc hn. Vit Nam l nc sn xut c rt nhiu ma, chc chn c nhiu loi ma ngon. iu kin kh hu khng khc khu vc Trung M Caribe l my. Vy th, l ra chng ta phi c nhng loi Rum ngon nh Bacardi, Havana, Pampero... mi phi ch. M my nc Trung M y c giu c v gii giang hn chng ta my u. Trong cun sch ca em, hin vn ang thiu vng nhng bi vit v ru Vit. Em ang c gng thay i thc t ny. Rt c th trong nhng bi vit ca em s c phn dnh cho my chai ru ngm hoa qu ca Sn Tinh (hay bn trong chui Qun Highway 4). Em vng qua, vng li nm, ung nhiu ln, v nhn thy h gi c hng v kh consistent qua nhiu nm. iu ny i hi s lao ng rt cc nhc v cng phu. Nhng ha ra, ngi lm ra my chai ru li l mt anh Ty sng VN, ch khng phi ngi Vit mnh.

Em cng d nh s c bi v ru Amakong, nhng qu l ru ny mi v mi khc, c thng hiu, nhng cha thc s bin n thnh mt dng House Style c. Amakong c hng v g rt hay, c nhiu th khm ph. y l em cha dm ni n nhng tc dng c dn gian truyn ming v n. Trch: Nguyn vn bi S&Z Xem bi vit Hi bn JW club mi hot ng Vit Nam, cch y cng tm 8-9 nm ri, em v thng bn c tham d mt bui show ca chng n. Thy gii thiu mn gold qung vo ngn 1 m th li ra ung rt ngon, em cha th, khng bit c no th cha ? Blue th nh em nh ng l khng fix 24 nm. Thc tnh em ung Blue thy cng chng hn g gold, nhng c khi em xi phi Blue dm cng nn . My nm gn y em thy dn mnh chung Ballentin, chc v t gi hn John, m ung cng c. Va ri 1 anh cng phng em transit qua HK, thy trong gian min thu ca chng n bn 1 chai 12 nm tnh ra tin Vit u c 500-600K, 18 nm t hn 1 cht, tnh ra r hn rt nhiu so vi Vit Nam. Trong khi cch y 4 nm, em transit qua HK ng 1 chai gold min thu thy t gn gp ri Vit. C no i nhiu gii thch h ci. Chnh xc y bc . Gold th cn phi ung lnh. Cng lnh cng tt. Bc cho c chai ru vo ngn , trong y khong 24h hoc hn. C my ci ly ung ru, bc cng nn cho vo trong ngn . Em m ngoc t, trong ngn nh em, lc no cng c mt chai nh (375ml). Chai ru th bc yn tm, v ung c cn t khong 39% tr ln, nhit phi xung ti -70 C, n mi ng li --> c th lm v chai. Vang th cc bc ng lm th, v vang c cn thp, rt nhanh ng li. Khi ng kt li, th tch n n ra v lm v v thy tinh. Ly th bc ch cho vo mt lc trc khi ung thi, nu khng, n rt d b nt v. S d Gold Label cn ung lnh v hng v c trng ca n l rt creamy, oily. Hng thm khi ngi bng mi v hng v khi ru trong khoang ming rt thm mi hnh nhn, mt ong, ko b (kiu ko Toffee Alberliebe y). Nh JW ni rng, JW rt creamy v trong thnh phn blend ra chai ny c ru single malt Clynelish, th single malt ng cp c chng ct v bn b bin vng ng bc Scotland. Thy h ni th, em t m qu, nn t mua ngay 02 chai Clynelish 14 years old (Distillery Bottling) v chai Clynelish 1993 Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail Bottling). Ln lt th tng loi mt, em thc s khng tm thy hng v creamy v almond trong hai chai gc ca Nh Clynelish, mc d n rt thm ngon, c nhiu hng v mt ong, vani v wood smoke. Em on l hng v ca Gold Label, ngoi 'cng' ca Clynelish cn c 'y' ln thm bi my dng ru cng syle c lu nm khc nh Cardhu v Royal Lochnagar. Gold Label thc s l mt dng thm ngon y cc bc .

BN LUN V RU MNH . (Part 04)Monday, February 14, 2011 7:13:58 AM

Trch: Nguyn vn bi DauTrocDiMoOc Xem bi vit C Min c dng qua G en Thun, Bu Thun hay anh La Mi nh t nu chn di t khch qu ti mi o ln cht ra 1 t ung cha ... ch ba ci ru Ty t c no th ch i khch thng thng thi!!! ... ngon cc, ung khng bao gi au u, say rt ngt v thm nng sng mi khi ung !!! Chng qua v a phn by gi ton ru dm nn kh cho ngi hm m thi c !!! Em tin tt c nhng iu ny. Khng nhng em tin, m cn bit chc chn nh th . Trong Collection ca em hin gi cng c my chai Vn chnh hiu, Hi Hu (Nam nh) chnh hiu, San Lng, Mu Sn, Amakong, Gn en, Bu . V cht lng, em thy rt c, nu em so snh vi nhng dng ru un-aged khc. Tuy nhin, lm sn lng nh th c nh th thi . Ch khi y sn lng ln thm mt t, thy khc ngay. Chnh v th, em thy rt kh a rng ri ra th trng VN, rng hn mt t l Khu vc, xa hn na l th trng Th gii. Ngay cnh VN, mt t nc c iu kin kh hu cng kh gn vi nc ta, h c ru whisky Thi (whisky ng ngha l whisky) bn trn th trng UK v Chu u. Hi trc, em c ngi vi my anh lm bia ru VN v xut cc anh y vic lm ra mt doanhgf whisky thng hiu VN c cht lng. Thng g si th mua t M, l loi thng dng Jim Beam, Wild Turkey hoc Buffalo Trace (gi chung l ex-bourbon casks). L chng ct th mua li l c t Scotland, thnh thong vn c nh bn li, v h c iu kin nng cp. Cellar v warehouse th phi ra nc ngoi hc ri v m xy. Nguyn liu th c th dng la go lm whisky t la go, chng ct xong, em khong 12 nm trong thng g si chng hn, c th cho ra mt dng whisky mi. Lm whisky truyn thng theo kiu Scotch Style th c th nhp Malt t Chu u (H Lan hoc Sc chng hn). lm bia, ta vn nhp malt t Chu u v y thi. Cc anh y bo rng iu kin thi tit v kh hu VN kh lm lm, ma bo nhiu, nng v rt m, nn vic aging s cc kh v tn cng.

V th l, nh t bao nm nay, VN vn cha th c mt Distillery cho ra hn. Nhng ngi i Loan ngh khc. H c thi tit, kh hu rt ging vi VN, cng nhiu ma bo, cng rt m v rt nng. Nhng cui cng, h t tm ra cng ngh aging ph hp vi kh hu nng m. Sn phm Single Malt non tr Kavana ca h gy sc ti mt Tasting Event nh m ca UK (thng qua blind tasting y nh), b xa cc tn tui lng ly Scotland nh Bruichladdich. Theo em tm hiu, th ng ch ca Distillery ny u tin cng t mt ngi m ru Single Malt thi, ch khng phi doanh nhn lm v ru. ng say m v quyt tm qua nn mi lm. Em cng rt thm c sang Kavana mt chuyn xem h ang lm nh th no. Trch: Nguyn vn bi Suhao Xem bi vit Ba ln thai 30 tui th ung th no cho ph c Hoai Hng? Ballantine's 30 years old l mt chai ru qu v ngon. Hng Ballantine's, cng ging nh JW v Remy Martin trc y, hay Chivas hin nay, rt d v phi gi, v cu ang cao (cc sn phm Ballantine's ang c ngi tiu dng VN a chung). Vi chai Ballantine's ny, bc nn ung neat hoc cng lm v bc ung on the rock thi. Ly s dng cho nhng chai ru tm 21 tui tr ln, cho d l Single Malt hay Blended Whisky, nu c th, bc nn dng ly Tulip shape hoc snifter. Vi snifter, bc nn dng loi bu tht rng, dung tch ln (khong 120ml), khng nn dng loi 90ml. Bc c th dng my loi ly Bohemia c bn i tr trong cc siu th khp c nc, gi khong 500.000 VND/b. Loi y, em thy dng cng c. Trong thnh phn ca Ballantine's 30, mc d Hng khng bao gi cng b (v l b quyt ring ca h), nhng cm nhn c hng v ca cc loi Single Malt sau y: Glennugie, Balblair, Old Pulteney, Aberfeldy, BenRiach, Highland Park. Chc chn s cn nhiu loi khc, nhng em cha bit c. Em ang hi bn cht, s quay v vi dng ny thm cc bc nh. Trch: Nguyn vn bi minhgiang Xem bi vit Cha thy bc ni nhiu ti dng cognac, em vn c i, nhng hi trc bc t : T nhin em c mt chai ton ch Nga, ch bit l chai g v ting Nga mt ch b i em cng khng bit. Em khui chai ri, c hng v v l cognac, rt c. My ng bn em cng khen nc n, nhng khng ai bit n l chai g (hin em qun mt ci ch trn chai ri). Nn em hi bc, ngi Nga (hay Lin X) c cognac khng, v cognac ca h c nh gi th no ? Cm n cc bc nh! Em xin dnh nhng chuyn khc tha vo dp sau. By gi em c tp trung tr li (trao i, i thoi) vi cc bc v 'chuyn mn' nh. Cognac l dng ru m em cc k thch. Chc chn l em s c bi nho nh share vi cc bc. Chai ru hng v cognac m ton ch Nga, em on l chai Ararat, dng Brandy cc ngon ca Armenia. Ti Lin-x trc y v Nga ngy nay, mi ngi vn thng gi l Cognac. Trn nhn chai ca cc sn phm bn vo Nga, Ukraine, Belarus v mt s nc CH thuc LX c, nu c bng Ting NGa, th vn ghi ch "cognac" bng ting Nga. Trn nhn bng ting Anh xut khu rng ri ra th trng th gii th ch dm l "Brandy" v t "Cognac" l tn gi c xut a l dng ch dng brandy Php cao cp c lm ti vng Cognac nc Php. Ararat rt ngon. Tuy nhin, gi nhp v VN t qu, cn t hn c cognac Php nu xt trn cng mt hng. C th do sn lng v VN hi thp, nu gi thp th li nhun t, nn nh nhp khu y gi ln chng. Trch: Nguyn vn bi the_phantom Xem bi vit ND nh em ni mi ru Hi Hu nt l chui, cha nghe n lng kia bao gi. Lc Qun th thuc Xun Trng (hnh nh) cng khng c lng dt no. Lng dt ni nht l x Phng nh, qu ngoi em. X ny cch Lc Qun phi 20km nhng l dt vi ch khng c dt la, ND (hnh nh) cng khng c lng dt la no tr nh my dt la TP Nam nh. M khng hiu c Min li so ru np vi ru vang l th no, da trn tiu ch g? V ru vang bn HN l vang no, ty hay ta m ht xung cng? Ph th! Cng c th c ch bc the_phantom i. Nam nh l qu la, mt trong nhng vng trng la ngon nht ca VN, nh np mp, np ci hoa vng, go tm cao, go d 'ru'... Ru VN, ng bng, th ton nu t go. M l go nu ru th trc y thy ton nu t np, lng gluco v enzym n mi di do hn, hng v mi c sc hn. Mt s nm gn y, nhiu vng ng bng, k c Hi Hu (Nam nh) thy dn nu ru t mi loi go. Hi Hu l vng la c go ngon, theo l thng tnh, t s c ru ngon.

Xun Trng cng vn l vng la, chc cng c go ngon, v nh th, chc cng s c ru ngon. C iu, em cha bit tht. Trch: Nguyn vn bi the_phantom Xem bi vit Em ang phn vn gia xut x nguyn liu sn xut ru Tequila ca c Ma vi c Hoai Huong l cng mt loi cy nhng khc tn gi hay mt trong 2 c nhm? L mt loi cy y bc . Chc cch vit ca em (agave) vi cch vit ca bc mph (agaw) ch l hai cch vit khc nhau v cng mt cy thi. Cy l blue agave, nhn hi ging cy l hi hoc ging cy da di cc min qu. Ngoi vic lm ru, loi cy ny cn c nhiu cng dng trong lnh vc thc phm v m phm na. Ging nh cy si, khng phi loi si no cng c th dng ru (v c loi xong ung ng cht), cy agave cng c nhiu phn nhnh. Ch phn nhnh blue agave mi c dng lm Tequila. Mt s loi khc c th dng lm c, nhng khng hiu qu. (Tng t nh vy, ma lm rum cng c mt s loi thi, c loi n th ngon, nhng nu ru th khng nn dng). Phn dng ln men l phn thn v phn chui l. Phn thn trn ca l th x v khng c nhiu ng. Sau khi b l, thn cy (ting Vit, ta cng c th tm gi l c), nhn ging ging nh qu da (tri thm). Ch bin v nu ru Tequila cng l c mt s k cng v tn km thi gian. c ci, cng lao ng x M c v cng r hn nhiu so vi Chu u, nn ru Tequila bn ra khng n ni qu t. Trch: Nguyn vn bi mucdong Xem bi vit Th thc l em ang c gng c tt c nhng g bc Hoi Hng vit, vi mt tinh thn lng nghe v hc hi cao . Mc nh tt c u l kim ch Nam v ru. Khm phc ht mnh. Ring ch ny - qu tht em qu nng dn - nn vn cha th hiu. T lu em vn thng nghe l ung champagne phi dng loi ly ny, ung whisky phi dng loi ly kia... Nhng nghe nh vt nghe sm. Vi cch t duy th lu ca em, cha bao gi em hiu c l do v sao. Liu hnh dng ci ly c nh hng n hng v, cht lng ru h bc? V c th n ra sao ? Rt mong c bc ch bo thm. V ly ung ru th bc mucdong c th tham kho bi ca bc mph hoc bi ca em ng trong mch ny. Ngoi vn hnh nh ( trong, p ca ly), dng ly (nh hng rt nhiu n mi hng khi ngi) nh c nu trong hai bi trn, th vic chn ly khc nhau cn c mt i hi na, l to ra cc m thanh khc nhau. V champagne, vang ngon (c trng v ), ru mnh ho hng (c cognac, armagnac, calvados, aged rum, single malt v mt s loi whisky khc na) thng c dng vo nhng dp c bit (khng phi l th ung hng ngy, ung trong bt k ba tic no), nn ly c chn thng l loi mng, to ra m thanh trong, tinh khit, c vang vang thanh thanh. Ru ung hng ngy nh vodka, whisky thng thng... th c th dng vi tumbler (cc hnh tr) hoc mt s loi glass khng cu k lm - n gin, d dng v khng cn phi nng niu qu mc. Mt im na . Ly champagne c th chn di hay chn ngn u c. Min l ngi cm trn tay sao cho tha mi. Cn ly ung vang, nht nh phi c chn cao. L do l: vang c dng vi ba n chnh. Ngi ung va ung vang, va dng mn n. C mt s mn c khi phi dng tay (c ta ln Ty u c), khi y, ly c ci chn cao cao s gip ngi ung gp rc ri. Nu chn ly ngn, c th tay ang dnh du n (v d khi n tht g hoc sn), li nng ly ru ln, du m li dnh vo bu ly, nhn rt mt lch s v gim cm gic ngon ming. Thm na, vang thng dng lnh, ci chn ly cao gip trnh c nhng ht nc (do ngng t) t bu ly chy nhanh xung chn ly gy t khn tri bn n (nu chn ly ngn, s d b nh vy). Ly snifter th c gii ung ru Chu u trc y c v v khuyn co dng cho cognac v armagnac. Chn ly Snifter thng rt ngn. Mc ch l khi nng ly ln, ngi thng thc kp chn ly vo khe ngn tay, gia ngn p t v ngn gia, sau c bn tay khum ln m ly bu ly. Theo h, lm nh th th hi m t lng bn bay s lan ta, lm m bu ly, gip ru ngon c thm nhit nh nh, nh nh ta hng. Qua y, c th thy rng, ngi Php rt mun nhng ai thng thc cognac v armagnac ngon hy thng thc tao nh, t t, v nh nhng. Vic lng tay m ly bu ly lc ny khng s lm ly b bn na, v y l cc dng ru after dinner, khi m tay c ra sch s, thm tho. Em th em khng thy c tc dng cho lm. Hi m ca lng bn tay thc ra khng lm ru m ln nhiu. M nu c th lm m ln c, th tay phi m ly ru tht lu. M lu qu, th ru li cng b bay mt nhiu hng v. Ni chung, theo em, y l cch gii snh chi Php c v th chi ca h m thi.

Chnh v th, k t khi bit n ly Tulip Shape, em dng loi ny thay cho snifter. Nh bi em ng, chnh ngi Php by gi h cng dng ly Tulip cho cc bui th ru v thng ru ca h. Trch: Nguyn vn bi the_phantom Xem bi vit Em nghe ni l ru mnh nn ht h trc ri lm mt ngm nh, ung 1/2 ngm y cn 1/2 gi trong c hng cho xng ln mi, sau mi nut t t cm nhn c cc trng thi sc, nng, du v ngt ca ru khi ung. Khng bit c phi khng? , ung ru mnh, loi aged spirit, thng th c 05 bc : Appearance (Color and Tears, Legs or Ring) - Nhn ngm, quan st mu sc, chn ru (git l, vng nhn), snh, m c ca ct ru. Nosing - Ngi khi cha ung. Palate - Cm nhn hng v y trong khoang ming. Body - Cm nhn ct ru khi ung. Finish - Cm nhn hu v ca ru (gm c hng trong khoang ming) sau khi ung xong. Em s vit thm. , c chuyn ny, gn cui gi ri, em cc bc cho vui: Trong danh sch 10 pht minh v i nht ca loi ngi, c ru. Danh sch c rt xung cn 5 pht minh v i nht, vn thy c ru. cc bc bit, trong hai danh sch y, nhng th cn li l nhng th g? Cc bc nn on v suy lun theo cch ca mnh th vui hn V na, cc bc khng c dng Google v cc cng c tm kim khc y nh. Cho cc bc. Chc cc bc mt ngy mi vui v! Nhn chuyn bc oi_bongda nhc n hai nhn ru Martell v Dewar's, em xin hu chuyn cc bc mt lc v hai dng ny. 1) Nhn hiu v S hu Lm cognac Php, hin nay vn c n vi trm Nh, ln c, nh c, siu nh cng c. Thc ra, t khi mi ra i, nhng l nu ru cognac, armagnac, calvados, single malt, rum..., ri nhng nh blended whisky u l cc cng ty gia nh, quy m nh v theo truyn thng cha truyn con ni. Tri qua thi gian, nhiu nh tr ln ln mnh hn v thn tnh dn nhng nh nh hn, tuy rng nhng nh nh cng c b quyt c bit nu ra loi ru rt ngon, nhng li khng tim lc ti chnh v tham vng th trng. Thm mt bc na, thy ngnh ru bo b v kh nng trng tn rt cao, cc "i gia" (nhng ngi c th cha tng lm ru, v cng cha chc snh ru) bt u nhy vo dng tin thn tnh. D vy, sau khi mua li cc Nh nu ru quy m nh, nhng ngi ch sau ny vn thng ch tm vun p cho nhn hiu gc, ch khng nhp li hay xa b i (kiu nh vic Compaq thn tnh Digital, v ri sau th HP li thn tnh Compaq, khin cho 2 nhn hiu ny gn nh bin mt hn trn th trng). l h qu ca mt tp hp cc yu t: va l quy nh ca lut, va l best practice ca ngnh ru, va l vn ha, va l s thch ca nhng ngi lm ru. Nhiu nhn hiu, sau khi c ch khc mua li, c h y ln mnh m hn, pht trin k diu hn, trong c Martell v Dewar's. Martell t xa n nay vn lun l mt trong khong mi nhn cognac nh m nht. Hin nay, Nh Martell thuc s hu ca tp on Pernod-Ricard, s hwux vn thuc ngi Php, tp on ung hng mnh th nh th gii, sau Diageo ca UK. Pernod v Ricard trc y l hai cng ty ring bit, ng ra l hai cng ty cnh tranh nhau kch lit. H l hai nh nu ru mi anise (ru mi c hng liu t nhin chit xut t hoa hi v qu). H tuy khng ni ra, nhng hi nhng ngi am tng v ru t thi Php, c bit rng nguyn liu m hai Cng ty ny ch ru anise cng c ngi Php khai thc rt nhiu ti Vit Nam thi thuc a, l nhng vng trng qu v hi st bin gii Vit - Trung. Ru anise ng chai vi nng rt cao, thng khong 45% alcohol, v c ct rt 'nng trong ngi' (do l ru qu, hi), nn gn nh khng ung neat c. Ngi VN s nng, nhng ngi x lnh chu u li rt thch v nng m v kch thch y. H ch ra rt nhiu ung mix-drink hp dn t ru anise. Sn lng tiu th khp th gii lun rt cao. Ti chnh di do. Sau giai on cnh tranh kch lit, hai Nh hp li vi nhau vi tim lc ti chnh hng mnh hn, sau i thu tm hng lot nhn ru nh m khc Chivas v Ballantine's l hai nhn ru Premium Blended Scotch Whisky c thi k di cnh tranh nhau kch lit, v cng ng cp, cng segment, cng i tng khch hng. Nhng ri, sau khi c Tp on Pernod Ricard mua li, c hai by gi ang sng di mt mi nh chung, do Chivas 'lnh o' mng Scotch Whisky.

Cng ging nh Tp on Diageo, nu nhn vo Danh mc cc nhn ru c s hu bi Tp on Pernod-Ricard, nhiu nh lm ru khc phi pht thm. Trong s 15 strategic brands ca Tp on, Cognac th c Martell, Single Malt th c Glenlivet, Blended Whisky th c Chivas v Ballantine's, Irish Whiskey th c Jameson, Vodka th c Absolut, ru Anise th c Pernod v Ricard, Rum th c Havana Club v Malibu, Gin th c Beefeeter (ngon hn nhiu so vi Gordon's Gin ca nh Diageo), Ru mi th c Kahla (mi coffee), Champagne th c hai nhn cc k sang trng l Perrier-Jouet v Mumm, vang th c Jacob's Creek (nhn rt ni ca c) v Montana (dng vang trng nh m ca NZ). y l cha k ti nhiu dng Single Malt ho hng khc ca h nh Strathisla, Aberlour... C th ni, ngi Php rt cu k trong vic lm ru (t nguyn liu, n chng ct, chn, ri ng chai, lm hp v a ra th trng). C nhiu nhn ni ting, nhng trc y thng ch ng trong v chai v hp n gin, mc mc, r tin (vi trit l: ti bn th cht lng bn trong, ch khng bn ci v chai v ci hp), v tay my Cng ty Php, h bin thnh nhng sn phm long lanh, hp dn, m cht lng ru bn trong khng h suy gim, thm ch cn tng ln. C Martell, Chivas, Ballantine's v Glenlivet u nm trong s . 2) Martell trong lng Cognac (thi, em xin php phi lm mt s vic ci , hu chuyn cc bc sau nh) Trch: Nguyn vn bi mucdong Xem bi vit Ch giu g c, gi em ch yu ung Martell Cordon Bleu vi Chivas 18 (y l khi no ung, ch em t ung, tun 1 - 2 ba thi). Ni tht l em thy rt ra n cng th, c thm th cng phi ngi mi bit, ch m t u bn bn kia " thm th" th em hi kh tin Nhng m v ly th em siu kua. cui tun ny rnh, em i mua my b ly theo t vn ca c Hoi Hng cho n snh bc mucdong ung Cordon Bleu l snh y . Gi tuy r hn Martell XO mt cht, nhng nhng ngi snh ru (connoisseur) thng chung dng ny hn Martell XO, cho d c hai u thuc v nhng chai ho hng. Cordon Bleu th ng l vn trung thnh vi phng chm 'ti bn th ru ngon bn trong ch ti khng bn ci v chai'. V th, tri qua bit bao nm ri, ci dng chai Cordon Bleu hu nh vn th, rt n gin v ep mt cch chn phng. Trong khi , nh nhiu Nh khc, Martell thay v chai v v hp cho dng XO kh nhiu ln. V ci chai XO Martell by gi th p tht, nhn rt mn cm v sang trng. Hng v ca Cordon Blue khc xa Martell XO v h la vng nho khc nhau lm ra hai dng ny. Nho lm ru Cordon Bleu ch yu l nho ca vng Borderies, vng t nh b nht thuc i vng Cognac. Do th nhng v kh hu, ru cognac chng ct t nho Borderies dy hng hn so vi hai vng t ni ting khc l Grande Champagne v Petit Champagne. Ru cognac Borderies thm ngo ngt hng hoa violet v iris. Mi hng ngt ngo, du dng, a tnh m li e p. Trch: Nguyn vn bi mucdong Xem bi vit Ch giu g c, gi em ch yu ung Martell Cordon Bleu vi Chivas 18 (y l khi no ung, ch em t ung, tun 1 - 2 ba thi). Ni tht l em thy rt ra n cng th, c thm th cng phi ngi mi bit, ch m t u bn bn kia " thm th" th em hi kh tin , ci on ny th phi ni thm mt cht vi bc mucdong v bc bc. Hng thm ca ru ta rng ra hay khng, n ph thuc kh nhiu vo thi tit v m. Khng kh m t, nhiu nc nh ma nm min Bc th hng ru khng c cch g ta rng c. Thng ru m bt qut nhiu hoc ngi ung vi bn b khi i pic nic m ngi ch nhiu gi qu, hng n cng b khuych tn nhanh, khng phng pht quanh ch ngi. Thi tit cui thu, u ng ca min Bc l l tng nht thng thc hng ru (cng nh hng ca nhiu loi n ngon, hoc nc hoa...). Thi tit kh va va (khng phi l kh hanh), gi nh, hi lnh (khng lnh qu) l rt ph hp vi vic thng ru. Ma ny ngoi Bc cng c nt g ging chu u. min Nam, theo kinh nghim ca em, ma kh vn hp hn ma ma. Nu khng c iu kin thi tit l tng, th phi to ra thi tit gn ging nh th. C mt s loi ru rt ph hp vi cch thng thc khi vc i pic nic, nht l nhng bui d ngoi, leo ni, li sui v ung vi bn b trong khng gian nhiu c cy, hoa l. Trong khung cnh y, nhng loi ru ny ta hng du du v ti mt, rt fresh v tng thm cm gic vui. C th k n my chai ny rt c: Balblair Elements (chai ny Hng khai t nn tuyt chng ri. Tic qu!), Old Pulteney 17yo, Balblair 1991, Glenlivet 12yo, Glenmorangie Original 10yo, hoc chai JW Green Label cng c. , m mi hng ru cng b nh hng bi mi n. Cng l chai ru , cng l iu kin thi tit , cng l nhng ngi bn cng ngi n ung vi nhau, ru c rt ra ly, nhng nu n hm y

ngy mi qu (nh mt s mn cu, b, c) v c nhiu loi nc chm ta mi mnh qu, th khu gic ca chng ta cng b phn tn, v mi ru t nhin suy gim rt nhiu. iu ny d hiu, v mi c cm nhn qua c quan khu gic l a thng tin ln no. Trong lc no cm nhn v 'x l' a dng qu mc ca mi, c bit l mt s mi n gy kch thch khu gic mnh, dng nh n 'qun' bt i mt t mi ru. Trch: Nguyn vn bi vannguyen Xem bi vit Ha ra thng tin ny cng ng mt phn. Kh lu, iem bit n l ru Php nhng nhiu nm sau , ung c chai ny th thy ghi l made in USA. Thc mc hi bn th c bo l bn cho 1 Cty ru bia M. Nay li c tp on Php mua li. (theo wiki y ) V mi th Martell thm hn Remy Martin, Hennessy. Mu ru thm hn, gn nh mu ru vang Bordeaux. i vi nhng bn quen dng Vodka i lc khng thch mi hng thm nng ny. Thng tin ny th em xin nh chnh li cho bc vannguyen mt cht, ko nu khng, bc i ni chuyn li vi ngi khc, ci s nhm ln n li c ly lan : Martell, cng nh tt c cc loi cognac khc ca Php, cha bao gi v s khng bao gi c sn xut ti M, ngha l khng th ghi "mede in USA" c. M ru th h chng bao gi ghi "Made in USA" hay "Made in Scotland"... u bc i. Vi cc sn phm ru ny, h s ghi l "Product of France" hoc "Produce of France", "Product of Scotland"... Martell m chuyn sang sn xut ti M, s khng cn l cognac na, kh n ch c gi l American Brandy. Lut ca Php rt cht ch, quy nh rng: l cognac th phi c sn xut ti vng Cognac ca nc Php (vng ny nm bn b i Ty Dng, pha bc vng Vang Bordeaux), phi c s dng tri nho c trng ti vng cognac ln men v em chng ct 02 ln trong ni ng hnh c hnh (double still in pot still), phi c trong thng g si Limousin (rng si min Trung nc Php) ti cellar hoc warehouse thuc vng Cognac trong thi gian ti thiu 03 nm. Khng i no Nh Martell li i lm ci vic l chuyn sang sx bn M, thm ch ngay c khi Lut php v Chnh ph Php cho php. Tri qua lch s, quyn s hu cc Nh lm ru c sang tay nhiu Nh, nhiu Cng ty, tp on khc nhau, nhng i vi mt s dng ru cao cp nh Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados, Single Malt, Rum..., th vic n c sn xut u t xa n nay, n vn phi c duy tr ti . Tr vic ng chai c th em ra nc ngoi thc hin, tt c cc cng on khc trong vic sx cognac phi c thc hin ti vng Cognac ca nc Php. Cng ty ru ISC VN cng c licence ng chai ru cognac Prunier v Hardy ti VN. Khi xut khu cognac ra nc ngoi ng chai, Nh lm cognac xk khng c php xut nguyn thng g si ang cha ru cognac, m h phi chit ru sang tank bng inox hoc cc ti giy hp kim (chuyn dng cha ung, thc phm khi vn chuyn). Nhng chai ru Prunier v Hardy c ng chai ti VN vn nhn l "Produce of France".

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Trch: Nguyn vn bi mph Xem bi vit Phi mua bnh pha l na ch . t nht 3 ci ring cho vodka, vang, v cc diu mnh cn li, Dng bnh pha l (crystal decanter) l mt th chi na ca gii thng ru Chu u. Ru ngon mua v, khui np v sang chai vo decanter. Decanter t khi bn l, m i theo b vi snifter hoc tumbler. Dng decanter th sang trng. Tuy nhin, theo em, c l y l th chi cao tnh cht sang trng v qu phi m thi, ch nu xt n yu t thng ru, em li thy n khng c g c bit v hay cho lm: - Th nht, chic bnh decanter nng trch, cm khng chc tay, mt s bnh c thit k rt kh cm gi khi rt ru, nn nhiu khi kh s dng. C l n hp hn vi my bc trai hay tp th hnh - Th hai, chic nt ca decanter cng bng pha l. Mun tn c loi rt kn, th phi mua chic bnh rt t tin. Cn nu khng, cc bc phi mang ra tim bn pha l, nh ngi ta mang mi gip cho n c kht (nhng khng c kht n mc ln sau mun m nt th khng th m ni). Theo em, ch nn dng decanter trong trng hp sau: cc bc chun b m mt ba tic kh cu k v hi sang mt t, bc chun b ru v trc khi tic bt u (trc khi khch n), bc decant ru sang decanter. Trong bui tic, bc mi ru sao cho ru trong decanter ht sch. Sau , bc ra sch v ct decanter i dng cho ln khc. Trch:

Nguyn vn bi mucdong Xem bi vit , m c Hoi Hng c th gip em cng nh cc c thm mt s kin thc v n v ru c khng ? V d nh vi mt s mn kh ph bin khi nhu VN nh c, g, b, tm, cua... th mn no dng ru no mi n ? n vi ru l mt ti mun thu. Chc cc bc c nhiu hoc nghe ni nhiu v n vi vang. Cu chuyn ny n nay ph bin, n mc nhiu ngi c th tr li ging nhau, rng vang trng th dng vi mn tht trng nh tht g v cc mn c, rng vang th dng vi tht nh b, cu, d, ln... Cng thc chung th l nh th y , nhng i su vo chuyn ny, n cng phc tp lm. Bi vy, ngi ta ni "m thc" l cu k m, ch "n ung" mi n gin. Snh ru mnh kh, snh ru vang cn kh hn. C nhng ngi n gi ri mi snh vang, sau bao nhiu nm i khp thin h nm v ngi n mi nghn loi. Snh vang, n kh ch, phn bit mi v vang, i hi tinh t cao hn, loi A v loi B n khc nhau t lm, chnh lch v mi v v rt kh nhn bit. Trong khi , sn phm vang th a dng. Cng mt nh lm vang, thng c khong 20 sn phm (c trng, v rose) cng lc. vy, cng nh , mi ma nho, mi nm li khc nhau. C ngha l nu nh c 20 sn phm a ra th trng, th trong 03 nm, h a ra 60 sn phm khc nhau. Mfa nh lm vang th nhiu hn nh lm ru mnh gp nhiu ln. C th gii th cng phi n vi ngn nh lm vang. Vang l mt th gii bao la nh th, nn ghp vang vi n, nu ghp chi tit, c l phi vit c vi cun sch dy. Em th em thy, ngoi cng thc chung nu trn, mt s loi vang cng rt thch hp vi n hi c v tanh nh c, tm, s. Chng hn nh mt s chai vang c, Nam Phi, Chi L lm hon ton (hoc phn ln) t ging nho Syrah (Shiraz). Trong iu kin cha th ghp chi tit c, cc bc c p dng cng thc chung nu trn. Cn ru mnh, cng c nhiu ci kh hay nu tm hiu ghp vi n. Ru mnh v n Trong cc loi ru mnh, nu ghp vi n, d nht v ph bin nht l vodka, sau n whisky. Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados, Tequila, k c Rum na, theo em, khng nn em ghp vi n, tr khi b ghp mt cch rt cng p. Cognac, armagnac v calvados Nh my nm trc, bc Tng Gim c Hennessy sang VN, sau khi khen VN, khen ngi VN nc mi, bc y cng nhn mnh, i l VN c nhiu mn n rt ngon, hng v rt cn bng v hp dn v rt hp nu ung cng vi cognac Hennessy. Chc ngoi khen (em cng ngh l vn c), chc cc bc cng hiu bc TG ngh g trong u. Ngoi cc dng ru cognac rt ngon ung neat (after dinner) nh VSOP, XO, Extra, Super-Premium Extra Old, hoc c bit na th c cc Vintage v Family Reserve, Cognac cn c dng ru tr VS c M v Chu u a chung. Dng VS ny chuyn dng pha cc mix-drink, long-drink, cocktail... Ngi Chu u v M a dng cc ung pha, nn ngoi vic h ti bar ung, h cn mua v nh t pha ung hoc mi bn b. VS li r (r nht trong cc hng cognac k trn), nn n bn rt chy. Dng VS ny th hu nh khng bn c VN l my. Ngi VN mnh ngho, nn ton xi XO, hoc km lm th cng phi l VSOP Tng t, Armagnac v Calvados, cho d by gi ngi Php ang khen nc n vic cc dng ru ny rt hp nu ung trong cc ba n khp nm chu, em th em vn ngh rng n lun l dng ung tong thc after dinner. V vy, chuyn cognac, armagnac v my dng em k tn, khng bn su v vic ghp vi n na. Tuy vy, em cng th ghp thnh cng vi mt s mn. V d nh cognac VSOP c th ghp vi bnh trnh, nem cun VN, ph cun HN, tht bao ch chy cnh. Cognac cng c th c dng ry my git ln cc mn xo b, nm d nng, b lc lc trc khi b a ra bn n. Vodka Trch: Nguyn vn bi S&Z Xem bi vit Em ngh chc th n mi c bn kh thng dng Vit Nam, ch s vo my chai vang xn thy t li. Nhng em thy n ngon tht, hn hn ng vang dng nu st vang hin nay . Vang Php n c range rng lm . Th gii vang Php phc tp nht trong cc th gii vang. K c ti vng Bordeaux, h c nhng chai rt t, nhng ngc li, cng c nhng chai rt r. Mun mua c nhng chai ngon, phi thuc c Chteau v ma nho na. Ngay ti HN v SGN, nhiu chai vang Php ang c bn ra vi gi t khong 2.000.000 VND n ti 4.000 USD. t th m vn c khch hng! M khch hng l ngi VN mnh y cc bc , khng phi Ty u. Ty ch bit trn mt thi, mc d h bn c, h rt vui.

Ngc li, cng c nhng chai vang Php gi ch 180.000 n trn 300.000 VND, m l Php xn hn hoi, khng phi hng dm (l v em bit chc chn nh th ). Thi , em quay li vi ru mnh, v y l mch v ru mnh . Trc khi em quay li ch n (cc mn n chnh) nn ghp vi vodka v whisky (hoc cng c th l cognac hng VSOP) nh th no, em c th nu ra mt nh th ny. Khi ghp ru vi n, ngi ta quan tm n 3 kha cnh: 1) Cn c loi no lm ny mi loi no ln? 2) Cn dng loi no t bt mi v ca loi no i? 3) Cn dng loi no i song hnh vi loi no m xt thy l ph hp nht? Ch "loi no" c hai v, i khi l ru, v i khi l n. Cc bc hy th tri nghim v t a ra cu tr li. Em ngh, khi , cc bc cng ch cn n chuyn gia na u. Chuyn ny n cng ging nh l ti sao tht ch li n vi l m, ti sao tht ch li n vi mm tm nh chanh, ti sao nu chui xanh vi c li ngon. C nhn em ngh, vi n Vit, xin mi my ng Ty dp ra ngi Vit chng ti t cm, t ghp v a ra cng thuc chung. Ch h tn chu u, h ghp vi cc mn u th c, nu h ghp vi mn , cha chc tinh t. nh rng, c th h hn chng ta cm nhn su theo nhng nguyn tc nht nh, v da vo cc nguyn tc , h s ghp ru ca h vi cc n khc nhau (k c cc n h cha tng bit ti trc ), nhng em ngh, nu hn mt cht, cc bc s ghp c tt hn y. Chng qua cc bc cha th m thi. Vy nn, c cu ca ngy hm nay : Theo cm nhn v tr nh ca cc bc, mi v nhng mn n Vit no c th ghp c vi nhng loi ru mnh no (vodka la m, vodka la mch, vodka nho, vodka khoai ty, vodka mch en, vodka tng hp, single malt, blended whisky, cognac...)? Cc bc hy th tr li m khng tra cu hay hi b x hoc ban gi nh. Trch: Nguyn vn bi Vi_hoang Xem bi vit , ci ny em tha thit xin bc hoai_huong ch gio. Khi (nhiu ln) nh em n thm cc ni lm ru vang gh cc quy ung th th chng n thi nhng ming cheese nh, kiu thi ht lu, sn cho mnh th v nhm. Ln no cng thy ngon kinh khng v mun mua 1 chai xch v. Nhng v nh ra shop mua cheese (loi nhn ging nh khi th, gi kha kh) v, cng thi ht lu cho ra a, bt TV gc chn ln bn nhm nhp nhng ch thy ngon nh lc ch chng n. Th l sao? ti ru?, ti cheese? ti mnh? Em thy bc vi-hoang cng l dn snh v hay vc Samsonite rong ry khp nm chu, bn b, nn bit tr li bc th no y. Khng bit bc hi tht hay hi a. Em c gi s nh bc hi tht, th cu tr li ca em th ny : Khng ti ru. Chng ti cheese. n y m bc vn li "Ha ra th ti ti ?" th cng cng. Em xin tr li tip l: ti ci khung cnh, ci khng gian, khng kh, mi trng m bc thng thc . HN, em thy c mt ch thng thc vang (hoc c ru mnh na) vi cheese rt hay, rt ngon. Thc ra, l ca hng chuyn nhp cc mn ngui t nc ngoi v bn cho khch take-away. H c nhiu mn cheese ngon, c c fig, olive... ni chung l kh nhiu ngoi n nh. Trong ca hng c k mt s bn nho nh, vi khng gian rt Ty, cht hp, nhng hay o . Nhiu khch n mua, li ko nhau ngi y thng thc lun. Lu rit ri thnh quen, nn ch y khch quen n rt nhiu. Mt s ngi cng ni vi em y nh bc, rng mua cheese v nh n thy khng ngon nh ngi ngoi . Ch ca hng (cng c th tm gi l mt nh hng ngui nho nh) l ch Hi, mt c gi H Ni nh nhng, d thng, ni chuyn vui v v duyn. Chng l mt anh ngi c, dn Melbourne th phi, cng rt d mn, ni ting Vit tt v VN khong 20 nm ri. Anh ny nguyn l mt phi cng, sang lm vic cho Vietnam Airlines, sau cm thy yu VN qu m nh c ti y lun. Ch y hnh nh l Hanoi Gourmet s 1A hay 1B Hm Long g . Cc bc th v cm nhn nh, khng bo em qung co cho ch Hi v anh Ted th cht! Ru, bn b, bng , s chia s v lng yu nc Chiu hm qua, cui gi, kh bn. nh v nh sm mt hm, nhng li c mt ng anh gi in thoi ni mun ngi anh em vi nhau cht, va n cm ti, va xem bng . Cng n ng anh v lu lu cha gp, nn ng ra ngay. Thm na, cng thy thinh thch khi c ngi xem bng ngoi qun, vi rt nhiu ngi xung quanh, ch xem nh th cng khng c khng kh lm.

Ra n ni, mi thy qun y l mt ni khng tht ph hp ung ru ngon v thng thc n. Ngha l ch y ch c th n n cho xong ba hoc n ngi vi nhau m chuyn n ung khng quan trng g. Khng sao c! ng anh, rt cuc li l ngi n sau. Hn h gi my mn nhu, ng anh ku my b phc v mang cho chai Vodka H Ni nh v hai ci ly. Vn nh bt k u bn ru Vodka H Ni, hai ci ly con con, b xu, nhn cng hay hay, nhng my b phc v li ra hay sao m thy n lem nhem qu. Thy mnh c nhn nhn chai ru ri li hai ci ly, ng anh ci ci: - Hm nay c th cho n dn d nh! (...) ung c ru ny khng? - Em ung c ch, nhng ch mt cht nhm nhp cho vui thi. Anh ung c bao nhiu c ung. Cht nh ra, trong cp xe c mt chai whisky ngon, mua t hi Tt m lch, mi trn xe d nh mang tng sinh nht mt ng khch quen vo Th Su tunn nyi, lin bo: - Em c mt chai kh ngon, hay l ung whisky nh? ng anh ng nhin l ng . Lo cng rt thch whisky, nhng ging mi bao lu nay, gi vn thy ung whisky nh ung vodka. Chy ra xe ly chai whisky, tin th mang lun my ci ly lc no cng sn. Ly c chn (snifter, tulip shape) th ngi mang v s n x lch, d v v bt tin, nn sn my chic tumbler. My chic tumbler ny thuc loi rt p ca hng Glenmorangie, l hng crystal, thng dng cho cc tasting events ca Nh Glenmorangie hoc bn km chai Original 10yo hng Gift Box vo cc dp Tt. - Chai g y? - Catto's 25 nm anh . - Sang th? 25 nm c ? Gi my triu? - Cng l. Em mua hi Tt va ri, gi 2 triu 6. Khng hiu sao hng 25 nm m li c gi y. Quay li ci shop em mua hi Tt nh kim thm vi chai na th thy ht sch hng ri. - Chai p th? Pha l ? y l ru n ? Ngon khng? - Khng . y l hng Blended. Em cha tng th qua. Hm nay, ung vi bc l ung ln u y. Chai Catto's 25yo ny qu l l. Nhn thong qua ging mt chai bng pha l, nhng thc ra gi y th lm sao m c pha l c, y ch l chai thy tinh thi. Chai ny th phi gi l decanter ch khng gi l bottle c. Cng ging nh my chai Single Malt cao cp c lm theo dng decanter, chai ny c hai nt. Chic nt ng theo chai th l nt bc, np g, nhn cng kh bt mt. Bn trong hp cn c 1 chic nt bng thy tinh, to to, dy dy, nng nng, vung vung. M ru, ngi mt cht hng u tin trn c chai, ri a ng anh ngi mt cht theo cch tng t. ng anh ch ch, c y! B ci nt bc sang bn cnh, nhc ci np thy tinh t ln. Oa, p qu, thit k rt n. My bc bn bn cng t m quay sang nhn, va nhn mnh, va nhn chai ru. Thnh thong li lic xo mt ci. Vui gh! Trn u bt u. Mi ngi bt u , . Thnh thong c bc ng bt ln nh mun bng. bc y l cu th A phi th ny, cu th B cn phi th kia chng. Vui pht! ng anh i chm cc v ung lun. - Ny bc, thng thc ru ngon, bc nh em ni vi bc cn th no khng? - , , nh ch - xoay xoay ly ru ln trn, ng anh bo - Mu ny th gi l h phch ? Thm y, thm pht, hi ging Chivas 25 tui nh? - Mu ny theo em th c th gi l h phch v vng hi m (amber, dark gold). Anh nhn xt th th chun ri. - Hng thm hoa qu nh. Anh ch bit th thi. (...) cho kin xem th no? - Vng, ng! Thm thm hoa qu, va c hng v hoa qu ti nh to, l, nho, va c cht hng hoa qu kh v mt nh qu ch l, to tu v mt gng, ng nhin l rt nhiu hng mt ong, vani. Ru ny theo phong cch Speyside anh . Anh nhn xt ging mi Chivas 25 nm l ng y. Chivas 25 nm c v hng ti tr v nng nn hn. Loi ny m v su hn mt cht. Chm cc v ung mt ngm nh. My anh bn bn c nhn nhn mnh! L h? C g m l ch? Trong khoang ming, cm gic ban u l ru kh du ngt (kh nhiu hng v mt ong v vani), sau , hai bn vm ming hi t t v cm gic spicy, nng m (hng v ca my loi hoa qu kh v qu y m). y hng ln mt cht, thy c hng v l l, ging nh n mt n c thm t nc ct da. C mt cht g mi ca blue cheese v mi ko b thm nh. n th mnh gi mt a ci xoong cho c v gin v thm hanh hanh, hp vi v ru c nhiu hng mt ong v vani. Ru ny th khng nn dng vi nhng n c qu nhiu du. ng anh gi thm mt a tht chn gi luc, mt t b xo cn ti v mt a g rang mui. Qu nhiu cho hai ngi! Hi ng anh xem c thm ai na khng, ng anh bo l ti bn gi yn ch ht ri, ti n ngi di chuyn.

Uhm, g rang mui, khng ngy v nhiu v g nh hp hoc luc. Mi tht g thm nh hn, c thm mi thm gia v (gng, chanh, x?). c! Thy ghp vi ru ny cng kh n. Em phc v quay sang ng anh hi: anh i, nh em hm nay c mn d dy ngon lm. , c v nh ng anh l khch quen y. ng anh quay sang mnh nhn nhn. "Anh i, th ri anh ". Ngh bng, nhiu protein qu, m c th khng dng chai ny vi mn y c. Mn y ung vi ru c nhiu v khi cay nng nh chai Black th hp hn. Vo... vo... vo ri... ng anh ht tong ln cng vi my cu phc v. Rt nhiu ngi trong qun cng ng bt dy. Bn thng p qu! Cha kp nhn ra l ai. Hi ng anh, ng anh bo cha nhn r, mi ni chuyn qu. Quay sang ng bn cnh hi my bc ang chc nhau lia la chai vodka H Ni to b chng (chai 75). Mt ng bo, Thnh Lng ch ai. Thng Thnh Lng gii th. Mt lc sau, mi bit l V Phong. Khng kh rm r hn. My bn bn, bn th vodka, bn th bia hi H Ni, chm leng keng lin tc. ng anh cng rt lin tc, va cham va ung. Thi gian chm l 1/5, thi gian ngi cng 1/5, cn thi gian ung l 3/5. ng anh bo "ung i ch!". Khng, em ch th thi, vi ly th ny thi, ch ung nhiu say cht. ng anh tip "ru ngon th ny m khng ung th ph !". Ni vy thi, ch ng anh rt v chm lin tc. Mt ngi c chm v ngi v nhm nhi. Mt ngi c chm, ngi t cht v ung lin tc. Ci chai ht khong 1/4. Nhanh pht! ng anh c nhn nhn ci chai. Thy th, bn ci bo: em tng anh y. Anh ung c bao nhiu th ung, cn li cm v ung sau cng c, c g phi ung ht y lm g cho mt. Ru n ung ngi th cht. ng anh h h, c anh th chai ny hm nay ht ngay, tht y! Vng, k bc! - Lt na cn bao nhiu, bc c cm c chai. Em ch xin li mt t thnh thong ngi thi. - Ly bng cch no? - Lt na, em xin ci v chai vodka nh, ly mt t thi m. - , m ung xong anh ng vt v chai i nh. Anh nn dng ng ru khc, my vi to mo ca anh chng hn. - , ng nhin ri. Chai ny qu p! anh ung ht, hm no kim chai Jn en, vo y mi my thng bn cho n och. chng n bit c. Chng n li ch bo: ru 25 nm ngon th! Ha ha! Trn u cng v cui cng cng. ng anh c va ung va thp thm. Mnh cng bng bt ln li b xung v lng thy khng yn. Lo qu! n b tha rt nhiu. My em phc v xut xoa, la ht, ri tum nm, tm bao xem, qun c phc v. M cui trn, chng ai bun gi thm g na. Mi ni chuyn v ung, hai anh em cng chng bit cu th Trng Hong b ui lc no. n cui trn mi thy my cu BLV ni li. M lc cui, cu y ni nghe bc mnh qu: g m "c hi ca Sing", "liu Sing c tn dng c lt ngc hay khng"... Nghe c nh BLV ca Sing y, rt g! Bn bn cnh, 6 bc "nh" ht 2 chai vodka nh v 1 chai to. Mt ci v ng, hai ci th quay cu l trn bn. Cc bc bing bing ht c. Trn u kt thc. Mi ngi xung quanh h ht m . Khng kh rt phn khch. Lc TV quay cnh my cu th v my bc lm bng lao vo sn m nhau ri khc, lng cng thy nghn nghn. Cht mt c b phc v gi my cu choai choai bo: , nhn ci Thanh ka, xem n khc hay cha ka! Quay li nhn, thy c b phc v, ngi nh xu, hin lnh, cht phc ang rn nc mt, i mt hoe, ng np vo ct. Cht thy lng mnh va m p, va rng rng... Thy cuc i tht ngha. C b khc v hnh phc. C l c b y ch hiu g lm v bng , ch hiu g lm v vic sau chin thng ny th i tuyn c thi u na khng hay thng ht cc trn u ri. C b khc v thy i VN chin thng, v thy cc cu th c mt chin thng sau mt trn u vt v - s vt v v nhc nhn c th nhn thy thng qua ci khng kh cng thng v no nhit ca qun. Nim vui v hnh phc b nh v tht gin d. Mun chy li m ly c b mt ci, nhng li khng lm c! M cng ch cn phi lm th lm g! Hy c b cm nhn, hnh phc v nim vui theo cch ring ca b. y cng l mt cch chia s nim vui. Nim vui khi c chia s vi bn b, vi mi ngi, vi cuc i cng l mt nim vui ln! Trong cuc i, c nhiu th chia s v c nhiu cch chia s khc nhau. Thy yu t nc v con ngi VN mnh hn trong nhng dp nh vy. C th c b kia cng chng hiu cn k yu nc l g, nh th no v theo cch no. Nhng cm gic r rng l trong nhng git nc mt hnh phc ca c b c nhng git nc mt dnh cho con ngi VN v t nc ny, theo cch ring ca c b. Chc chn rng c b s c mt m thao thc v nim vui s cn lng lng. Nhc chai ru ln ngm ngha. Cn hn mt na. "Anh ung gii tht y ". ng anh ci kht kht. B ci nt thy tinh ra, np ci nt bc li, nht vo hp. t ci nt thy tinh vo li ch c, nhn ng anh: Anh ng vt ci nt bc i nh. Nu trong hp, th dng nt bc y".

Chia tay ng anh. ng anh xch chai ru ra xe, v mt rt mn nguyn v phn chn. Chc chn rng i vi ng anh, ti nay s l mt bui ti rt ng nh. Trn ng v, dc ng Kim M, thy rt nhiu thanh nin lao nhanh ra ng, xe my phng vn vt, c bay phn pht. Thnh thong, gp ch ng t, cnh thanh nin tm li, pht c v h reo m : "Vit Nam v ch! Vit Nam v ch". H ang rt vui v phn khch. Cho d vi bt k cch no, vn ngh rng, trong lng nhng thanh nin y ang hng hc men say chin thng v lng yu nc. H yu nc theo cch ring ca tui tr, la tui ang nhiu nng lng v c phn bng bt, d phn khch v d b kch thch! Cc em hy c vui i! Cuc i vt v lm, nn mi khi c dp g tn hng nim vui v chia s nim vui vi ngi khc, hy c lm! C iu, hy vui v tn hng vi tri tim nng v ci u lnh nh! ng lm g qu ng y! Hy c vui i! m 08/12/2010 Hoi Hng. Trch: Nguyn vn bi oi_bongda Xem bi vit Hc nhng m ci bia HTK hm qua l tht, em n gi vn thy ngao ngn. Thi tit HN th ny, cc bc ung bia lm g cho n kh. Thch nht l kim my chai Jack Daniel's nh bc simo2001 hm trc ni. Ci ny em thy d kim VN m cng khng t lm. Ung mi ln 1 ngm (lng t, nhng cht nhiu), nng bng, kh chu m li thy thm tho v keng keng vi nhau c nhiu hn. Nu khng, cc bc c dng my chai vodka ph bin cng c . Ma ng, tri lnh, ngi khng v c m hi, ung bia va chng thy mt, va chng thy m, va bt tin v phi ng dy nhiu, li thy ngang ngang. Em thy say bia n cn ngt ngy hn say ru y . Trch: Nguyn vn bi Jin2007 Xem bi vit Em thch ung ru nhng kin thc ca em chc cng ch ng y chai rhum thi. Em thy bc HH hay nhc n Calvados, em xin bc ni su v dng ru ny cho em c bit r thm. Calvados cng c nhiu chuyn vit, nhng em cha c thi gian hu chuyn cc bc k hn. y l mt dng brandy chng ct t tri to ln men (khc vi cognac, armagnac v mt s dng brandy ca Ty Ban Nha, c, M, Nht, Hy Lp, Nga, Armenia lm t tri nho). Nc Php c nhiu vng lm ru brandy to, nhng vng Calvados l vng lm ra nhng chai ru to ngon nht. Chnh v th, tng t nh Cognac v Armagnac, ru to lm ra ti vng ny c bo h tn gi xut x a l. Ch c nhng loi brandy to lm ra ti vng t mang tn Calvados mi c gi l ru Calvados. V ni ting nh th, nn trn nhn ru khng ghi thm tn ca dng ru l Apple brandy na, m ch cn nhn thy ch Calvados l hiu ngay (cng tng t nh trn cc chai Cognac v Armagnac khng tn loi ru l brandy hoc grape brandy). Calvados l vng t nm bn b i Ty Dng pha Ty Bc nc Php, nm pha nam sng Seine, pha bc sng Loire v kh gn Paris. Vng t ny trng c cc ging to tt nht dng nu ru. To n th nhiu vng t khc cng trng c nhng ging to rt ngon. Trch: Nguyn vn bi vannguyen Xem bi vit Iem c thc mc v chuyn chai l nn nh c hoai-huong gii thch: 1. Chai ru Rmy Martin (VSOP) c 2 loi, loi y bng v loi y b lm (nn trong rut chai t pha y ni ln nh c lao). Ngi ta bo chai y bng ngon hn chai kia. Iem cha c ln no, mt lc ung vi 2 kiu chai khc nhau nn kh kim chng iu ny. C phi chai 750ml y bng, bn M v Canada, cn chai lm 700ml bn cc ni khc khng? Ti sao h khng lm c chai cng dung tch? 2. Cng lin quan n dung tch, loi JW li phc tp hn. Cng cng kiu chai nhng c cc loi 0,5 lt, 0,75 lt, 1lt ri 1,125 lt. Ci ng ngc nhin l lm ci chai 1,125 lt lm g v n hn 1 lt khng nhiu. Iem thy c chai 5 lt to ng na, nhng ci ny d hiu l thin h chng v tr mi ngi chi . Cc chai c dung tch ln hn 0,75 (tr 5 lt) u c cn l 43 . JW a phc tp ha hay mun thu ht mi ngi bng s a dng cha? Remy Martin VSOP n cng c nhiu 'version' lm bc . Loi bn ph bin khp th gii l VSOP Fine Champagne. Ru thnh phn ca chai ny, bn cht l mt blend ca nhiu loi ru cognac khc nhau, c lm t nho ca 2 vng t trng c nhng tri nho thuc loi ngon nht, l Grande Champagne v Petit Champagne. Trong , vng Grande Champagne sang

trng hn c. Nho vng ny va i hi quy trnh lm ru phi cng phu hn, va i hi phi lu hn, nhng s cho ra loi ru cognac rt thm, giu hng v v ct ru c sc hn. Nho ca vng Petit th km hn mt cht. Vng t th ba c nho rt ngon, nh ni my bi trc, l Borderies. Nho vng ny qu gi ch sau Grande Champagne. i khi c loi ru lm t nho vng ny cn xut sc hn c nho vng Grande. Tuy nhin, nh Remy Martin li hu nh khng c nho ti vng ny, v style ca h cng khng mun pha thm ru nho ca vng ny vo sn phm cui ca h. Loi qu him hn l VSOP Premier Cru l loi ch lm t nho ca vng thng hng nht l Grande Champagne. Loi ny khng bn trn cc normal market, ch bn trn knh duyty free hoc travel retail (cc knh min thu ti cc sn bay v ca hng min thu). Hng cng ch chn mt s sn bay bn ra loi ny. Loi VSOP qu him na l loi dnh cho th trng Nht Bn, dnh ring cho khch hng Nht Bn, khng bn u khc. Ngoi ra, cn mt vi version na. Hm no, c iu kin, em s chp nh b su tp Remy Martin ca em cc bc xem. V dung tch, theo Lut chu u, standard bottle ca ru vang l 750ml, ca ru mnh l 700ml. Cn Lut ca M quy nh i vi c hai loi th standard bottle u l 750ml. V th, cng nh Scotch Whisky, Cognac khi ng chai, cho d cng mt m, cng ngy, cng nm, nu XK sang M, Canada (v c Nam M na), h s ng vo chai 750ml, cn hng bn Chu u, h s ng chai 700ml. Vn ny c xc nh rt r, v l quy chun th cc nh lm ru phi theo, hn na n cn lin quan n vic tnh thu ru (excise duty) na. Chun v dung tch t nh n ln th hu nh hng ru no cng c. Chng qua, v VN th h hay XK loi dung tch ph bin m thi. Khng ring JW, ngay c Chivas, Ballantine's,... cc hng cognac cng c nhng size kh l vi ngi Vit nh: 100ml, 200ml, 350ml, 375ml, 500ml... Ring hng miniature vi size 30ml hoc 50ml th ngi VN mnh cng khng l lm g.

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Cognac Baron Otard Fortis & Fidelis v mt bi dch cu th, thiu hiu bit Lang thang c tin tc trn mng, v phi bi ny ng trn trang DVT.vn (Doanh nhn Vit Nam ton cu). Bi vit c c/cu no bt danh l Oanh Oanh chp li t bo nc ngoi v dch sang ting Vit rt cu th mt cch rt thiu hiu bit. Link y : http://dvt.vn/20101209124036926p42c9...t-the-gioi.htm Nhiu khi nim n gin nht lin quan n ru cognac, ngi dch cng khng hiu ni. Th m li vit v ng v cognac. Vit v lnh vc ru v vn ha ru c th tng d nhng thc ra li rt kh. Mun vit ng, cha ni n vit hay, ngi vit phi c hiu bit su v cn trng v ru, cng nh phi v ang tri nghim v ru. Em xin ng li phc v cc bc. Phn pha di s l kin ca ring em: Trch: Nguyn vn bi Oanh Oanh (DVT.vn) Chai Cognac him nht th gii Th nm, 09/12/2010 13:50 (DVT.vn) - Chai Cognac Baron Otard Fortis & Fidelis s c trnh lng trong thng 12 ny, c tnh gi khi im l 4,500 USD. Hng Bacardi Global Travel Retail va mi gii thiu chai Cognac "Fortis & Fidelis" him nht th gii ca nh sn xut ru lu i Ortard. "Fortis & Fidelis" (Tm dch: "Mnh m v qu tc") vn l phng chm kinh doanh t lu i ca cng ty Otard. Cc loi ru nho ca hng ny chim lnh th trng Anh, M, n , Php, v c nhiu v Gio Hong yu chung. to nn th ru c bit c nht v nh, chuyn gia phi ch ru (cellar master) ti Baron Otard t tay chn la vi loi nguyn liu c tui th lu i nht pha trn vi cht chy ln men t nho - cht eaux-de-vie him c nht, ri chng trong nhng thng g si lu nm. H t nhng thng ru ny ti khu sn xut ru Chteau de Cognac thuc Baron Otard Cognac. ni y, cc chuyn gia nhn nh rng nhng bc tng lu nm vi b dy n tng kt hp cng kh hu ca vng ln cn sng Charente chnh l nhng yu t to nn nhit n nh v m l tng cho qu trnh ru. Khu sn xut ru ca hng Otard.

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