Well I love a whisky but I’ve never had a German one. I’ll have to have a look out for it, especially if it’s gonna be a bit cheaper!
The thing about the name reminds me a little of some of Scotland’s islands. The Orkney and Shetland islands, two archipelagoes in the north, both call their biggest island “Mainland”
German whisky only started to appear in the last 20 years or so, but it’s not like ageing Korn would be a new thing, and whisky is essentially Korn aged for more than 3years and no less strong than 40ABV. (Korn has a minimum of 32, 38 are common). Oh, whisky is usually barley while Korn tends to be rye and/or wheat, but law only says “grain” for either. And both, of course, are distilled, unhopped, beer.
So, without actually having tried any of them myself (the like one bottle I buy every three years is a Talisker): Expect some creativity when it comes to the grains used, as well as no harsh fusel oils whatsoever, as those are considered a defect in Korn. Definitely no peat on Heligoland, I guess here in the rest of the North we would have plenty of peat but we’re trying to restore the moors, not get rid of them. Does smoking with beech work? That’s what we do to ham and fish. Alcohol-wise the traditional spirit is Kööm, an aquavit from Korn and caraway, maybe dill and a tiny bit of anise.
Oh and the whisky would only be cheaper on he island itself, same goes for any other alcohol sold there, and you might have to pay import duty when coming back (yes they do check) so you can’t bring large amounts tax-free.
Well I love a whisky but I’ve never had a German one. I’ll have to have a look out for it, especially if it’s gonna be a bit cheaper!
The thing about the name reminds me a little of some of Scotland’s islands. The Orkney and Shetland islands, two archipelagoes in the north, both call their biggest island “Mainland”
German whisky only started to appear in the last 20 years or so, but it’s not like ageing Korn would be a new thing, and whisky is essentially Korn aged for more than 3years and no less strong than 40ABV. (Korn has a minimum of 32, 38 are common). Oh, whisky is usually barley while Korn tends to be rye and/or wheat, but law only says “grain” for either. And both, of course, are distilled, unhopped, beer.
So, without actually having tried any of them myself (the like one bottle I buy every three years is a Talisker): Expect some creativity when it comes to the grains used, as well as no harsh fusel oils whatsoever, as those are considered a defect in Korn. Definitely no peat on Heligoland, I guess here in the rest of the North we would have plenty of peat but we’re trying to restore the moors, not get rid of them. Does smoking with beech work? That’s what we do to ham and fish. Alcohol-wise the traditional spirit is Kööm, an aquavit from Korn and caraway, maybe dill and a tiny bit of anise.
Oh and the whisky would only be cheaper on he island itself, same goes for any other alcohol sold there, and you might have to pay import duty when coming back (yes they do check) so you can’t bring large amounts tax-free.