Whisky and United

Kingdom Alcohols

Clovis Robadey
& Nils Gauthey
 Vocabulary

• Casks
• Monk
• Barley
• Peat
• Distillery
• Pub
• Alembic
 History of Alcohols : Cultural Value
Staple part of the British diet
12,000 years ago

Monastery in Ireland
Oak casks

King Henry VIII

St Patrick
Drawing of an alambic
Licence to distill Irish whiskey
Bushmills Distillery in Northern
Ireland

Two men enjoying a

Scotch ale in 1890
 Value of alcohol
Depends on a many different factors

N°1 Aging of the whiskey

N°2 Scotland's lost distilleries N°3

Limited editions

N°4 Heritage and provenance N°5 Recognition and awards

=> attracts collectors in search of investments

 Distillation

78° Vs. 100°

 Whisky : The Fabrication

1. Malting (Barley)

2. Brewing

3. Fermentation

4. Distillation

5. Aging
 Whisky : The Guide

• Scotch

• Single malt

• Single cask

• Peated

• Matured in …
Whisky vs. Bourbon

This is not a whisky.

 Whisky : The Classics

Scotch Classic Premier Cru

• Glenkinchie : Lowlands

• Dalwhinnie : Highlands

• Gragganmore : Speyside

• Oban : West Highlands

• Talisker : Skye

• Lagavulin : Islay
 Alcohol production in the UK

• Mostly cereal based alcohol

• Difficult conservation

• Moist climate => Barley

• French winegrowers
 Pubs : Bad Repercussions nowadays
Nevertheless, the situation is improving

Government fighting
against underage drinking
Floor price of 50c.- per unit

Graph of the alcoholism in Scotland

Consequent financial part of
England's income
Fully part of their culture,
passed on generation after
generation
Now Time for
a "Times Up" !
Rules :
1) One person is given a card with a word
written on it
2) He must explain the word to the rest of the
class without speaking and by drawing on
the black board
3) The others must guess the word correctly

=> Clue : the words come from the vocabulary

given previously
 Vocabulary : Answers

• Casks
• Monk
• Barley
• Peat
• Distillery
• Pub
• Alembic