Whisky - UK (2020-05)

Issue 167 | Whisky Magazine 9

THOUGHTS FROM

BECKY PASKIN

DR AMS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS

How to drink whisky in a lockdown

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or this issue I had intended to

‡š’Ž‘”‡Š‘™–‘„—‹Ž†ƒβŽƒ˜‘—”

library; how to bank the

ƒ”‘ƒ•ƒ†–ƒ•–‡•‘ˆƒ˜ƒ”‹‡–›‘ˆˆ”—‹–•ǡ

˜‡‰‡–ƒ„Ž‡•ƒ†•’‹…‡•–‘„—‹Ž†ƒ…ƒ…Š‡

‘ˆ‡‘”‹‡•–Šƒ–…ƒŠ‡Ž’—•ƒ’’”‡…‹ƒ–‡

whisky more.

ˆ‘”–—ƒ–‡Ž›–Š‡†‡’”‡••‹‰

•Š‘”–ƒ‰‡‘ˆ’”‘†—…‡ȋ–Šƒ•’ƒ‹…Ǧ

„—›‡”•Ȍǡ‘––‘‡–‹‘–Š‡‡…‡••ƒ”›

…—”„•‘‘—”ˆ”‡‡†‘–‘‡š’Ž‘”‡–Š‡

‘—–•‹†‡™‘”Ž†ǡŠƒ•’—––Šƒ–’‹‡…‡‘

pause. But that’s no reason to halt our

‡†—…ƒ–‹‘ƒ†ƒ’’”‡…‹ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ™Š‹•›

ƒŽ–‘‰‡–Š‡”Ǥˆ–Š‡”‡ǯ•‘‡–Š‹‰ǯ˜‡

Ž‡ƒ”‡†ˆ”‘–Š‡‘˜‹†Ǧͳͻ’ƒ†‡‹…

it’s humans’ remarkable ability to

ƒ†ƒ’–ǤŠƒ–ǡƒ†›‘—…ƒǯ–‡‡’ƒ

™Š‹•›Ž‘˜‡”ƒ™ƒ›ˆ”‘ƒ†”ƒǤ

‘•–‘ˆ—•ƒ’’”‡…‹ƒ–‡™Š‹•›™‹–Š

ˆ”‹‡†•Ǥ‡‘”†‡”‹–‹…‘…–ƒ‹Ž•Ǥ‡

†‹•…‘˜‡”‡™„‘––Ž‡•ƒ–‘—”ˆƒ˜‘—”‹–‡

„ƒ”•ǡ‘”–Š”‘—‰Š”‡…‘‡†ƒ–‹‘•‘ˆ

•Š‘’•–ƒˆˆǤŠ‹Ž‡ƒŽ‘–‘ˆ–Š‘•‡ƒ˜‡—‡•

ƒ”‡…Ž‘•‡†–‘—•”‹‰Š–‘™ǡƒ†ˆ‘”™Š‘

‘™•Š‘™Ž‘‰ǡ–Š‡”‡ƒ”‡™ƒ›•–‘

…‘–‹—‡‡š’Ž‘”‹‰™Š‹•›ǡŠ‡‹‰Š–‡‹‰

‘—”ƒ’’”‡…‹ƒ–‹‘ƒ†—Ž–‹ƒ–‡Ž›

•—’’‘”–‹‰ƒ‹†—•–”›–Šƒ–‡‡†•—•Ǥ

‘‹–Š‡•’‹”‹–‘ˆƒ†ƒ’–‹‰ǡ–Š‡•‡ƒ”‡

›–‹’•ˆ‘”Š‘™–‘ƒ’’”‡…‹ƒ–‡™Š‹•›‹

ƒŽ‘…†‘™Ǥ

Š‘’Ž‘…ƒŽǤ˜‘‹†–Š‡•–”‡••‘ˆ

“—‡—‹‰–‘‰‡–‹–‘ƒ•—’‡”ƒ”‡–

ƒ†„—››‘—”™Š‹•›ˆ”‘ƒŽ‘…ƒŽǡ

‹†‡’‡†‡–”‡–ƒ‹Ž‡”‹•–‡ƒ†ǤˆˆǦ

Ž‹…‡…‡•ƒ”‡…Žƒ••‡†ƒ•Ǯ‡••‡–‹ƒŽ

”‡–ƒ‹Ž‡”•ǯ‹–Š‡ǡ‡ƒ‹‰‘•–Šƒ˜‡

‘’–‡†–‘•–ƒ›‘’‡Ǥ’‡…‹ƒŽ‹•–•Š‘’•ƒ†

‘ˆˆǦŽ‹…‡…‡•—•—ƒŽŽ›•–‘…ƒƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‹˜‡

•‡Ž‡…–‹‘‘ˆ„‘––Ž‡•ǡ•‘›‘—ǯ˜‡‘”‡

…Šƒ…‡‘ˆ⋐†‹‰•‘‡–Š‹‰ƒŽ‹––Ž‡

„‹–†‹ˆˆ‡”‡–™Š‹Ž‡†‘†‰‹‰–Š‡

…”‘™†•βŽ‘—–‹‰–Š‡–™‘‡–”‡”—Ž‡‹

‡•…‘ǯ•”ƒ•ƒ…‡†„‘‘œ‡ƒ‹•Ž‡•ǤŽ—•ǡ

„—›‹‰Ž‘…ƒŽ‡ƒ••—’’‘”–‹‰•ƒŽŽ

„—•‹‡••‡•–Šƒ–™‹ŽŽ„‡‘˜‡”–Š‡‘‘

–‘–ƒ‡›‘—”‘‡›”‹‰Š–‘™Ǥ

Š‘’‘Ž‹‡Ǥˆ›‘—ǯ”‡•‡ŽˆǦ‹•‘Žƒ–‹‰

‘”“—ƒ”ƒ–‹‹‰–Š‡’Ž‡ƒ•‡„‡•‡•‹„Ž‡

ƒ†•–ƒ›ƒ–Š‘‡Ǥˆƒ…–ǡ—Ž‡••›‘—

ƒ„•‘Ž—–‡Ž›‡‡†–‘Ž‡ƒ˜‡–Š‡Š‘—•‡–‘

’‹…—’‰”‘…‡”‹‡•ǡ–Š‹•‹•–Š‡„‡•–™ƒ›

–‘’—”…Šƒ•‡™Š‹•›ǤŠ‡…Š‘‹…‡•ƒ”‡

ƒ„—†ƒ–ǡ›‘—”•‘…‹ƒŽ†‹•–ƒ…‹‰•…‘”‡

™‹ŽŽŠ‹–ƒ’‡”ˆ‡…–ͳͲȀͳͲǡƒ†›‘—™‘ǯ–

‡˜‡‡‡†–‘…Šƒ‰‡‘—–‘ˆ›‘—”†ƒ›

pyjamas. Win win.

‘…‹ƒŽ‹•‡Ǥ‡ƒ›ƒŽŽ„‡•‡ŽˆǦ‹•‘Žƒ–‹‰ǡ

„—–•‘…‹ƒŽ†‹•–ƒ…‹‰†‘‡•ǯ–‡ƒ™‡

Šƒ˜‡–‘•Š—–‘—”•‡Ž˜‡•‘ˆˆˆ”‘–Š‡

™‘”Ž†…‘’Ž‡–‡Ž›ǤŠ‡”‡ǯ•ƒ”‡ƒ•‘™Š›

™Š‹•›†”‹‡”•”‡ˆ‡”–‘–Š‡•‡Ž˜‡•

ƒ•„‡‹‰’ƒ”–‘ˆƒ‰Ž‘„ƒŽ™Š‹•›

ˆƒ„”‹…ǡ„‡…ƒ—•‡–Šƒ–ǯ•™Šƒ–™‡ƒ”‡Ȃƒ

…‘—‹–›Ǥ”‘‹…ƒŽŽ›–Š‡Ž‘…†‘™•

ƒ”‡„”‹‰‹‰—•…Ž‘•‡”–‘‰‡–Š‡”–Š”‘—‰Š

˜‹†‡‘…ƒŽŽ•ƒ†͓˜‹”–—ƒŽŠƒ’’›Š‘—”•Ǥ

Š‹•›ƒ„ƒ••ƒ†‘”•ƒ”‡–ƒ‹‰–‘

•–ƒ‰”ƒ–‘Š‘•–Ž‹˜‡ƒ•–‡”…Žƒ••‡•ǡ

™Š‹•›…Ž—„•ƒ”‡‰ƒ–Š‡”‹‰‹

‘‘‰Ž‡

ƒ‰‘—–•ƒ†‘‘…‘ˆ‡”‡…‡•ǡ™Š‹Ž‡

—”Š‹•›Šƒ•–Š”‘™–‘‰‡–Š‡”‹–•

β‹”•–Ž‹‡Š‹•› ‡•–‹˜ƒŽȋ›‡•ǡ–Šƒ–‹•

ƒ•Šƒ‡Ž‡••’Ž—‰ȌǤ

Šƒ‡‹–—’Ǥ‘—ǯ”‡‘–‰‘‹‰–‘ƒ„ƒ”

ƒ›–‹‡•‘‘ǡ•‘‹ˆ›‘—ǯ”‡Šƒ‡”‹‰ˆ‘”

ƒŽ† ƒ•Š‹‘‡†‘”Š‹•›‘—”ǡ‹–ǯ•

–‹‡–‘Ž‡˜‡Ž—’›‘—”…‘…–ƒ‹Žƒ‹‰

•‹ŽŽ•ȋ–Š‡Žƒ––‡”‹ˆ›‘—…ƒƒ…–—ƒŽŽ›⋐†

‡‰‰•Ǥ‹’ǣ–”›—•‹‰’‹‡ƒ’’Ž‡‘”„‡ƒ

Œ—‹…‡ƒ•ƒ•—„–‘…”‡ƒ–‡ˆ”‘–ŠȌǤ‘‡‘ˆ

the world’s best bartenders like Ryan

Chetiyawardana aka Mr Lyan @mrlyan

ƒ†ƒ‡Žƒ‹œ‹–œ‡”̷’ƒ™‹œǡ‡˜‡

ƒ„ƒ••ƒ†‘”•Ž‹‡”˜‹”›‘™•‹

̷•…‘–…ŠǤ„‘›ǡƒ”‡’‘•–‹‰•—’‡”•‹’Ž‡

”‡…‹’‡˜‹†‡‘•‘•‘…‹ƒŽ‡†‹ƒ–‘Š‡Ž’

‰—‹†‡—•–Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡„ƒ•‹…•Ǥ

‡”‡•’‘•‹„Ž‡ǤŠ‡⋐ƒŽ„—–‘•–

‹’‘”–ƒ–•–‡’ǤŒ‘›™Š‹•›ǡ‡š’Ž‘”‡

‹–ǡŠƒ˜‡ˆ—ǡ„—–ƒŽ™ƒ›•‹‘†‡”ƒ–‹‘Ǥ

‡‡„‡”™‡ƒ”‡‹–Š‹•ˆ‘”–Š‡Ž‘‰

Šƒ—Žƒ†…Š—‰‰‹‰ƒ™ƒ›‘ƒ„‘––Ž‡

‡˜‡”›‹‰Š–™‹ŽŽ‘–†‘›‘—”„‘†›‘”

‡–ƒŽŠ‡ƒŽ–Šƒ›ˆƒ˜‘—”•Ǥ”ƒ…–‹…‡

”‡•’‘•‹„Ž‡†”‹‹‰›‘—”•‡Žˆǡ„—–

…Š‡…‹™‹–Šƒ›‘‡›‘—–Š‹ƒ›„‡

•–”—‰‰Ž‹‰Ǥ–ǯ•ƒŽŽƒ„‘—–Ž‘‘‹‰ƒˆ–‡”

‘—”•‡Ž˜‡•ǡƒ†‡ƒ…Š‘–Š‡”Ǥ

Whisky has always had this

‡…Šƒ–‹‰ƒ„‹Ž‹–›–‘…‘‡…–’‡‘’Ž‡Ǥ

‡ǯ”‡—‹–‡†‹‘—”Ž‘˜‡ˆ‘”–Š‹•

ƒ„‡”Ž‹“—‹†Ǥ‘™‘”‡–Šƒ‡˜‡”ǡ‘—”

™‘†‡”ˆ—Ž‰Ž‘„ƒŽ…‘—‹–›‡‡†•–‘

…‘‡–‘‰‡–Š‡”ǡ•—’’‘”–‘‡ƒ‘–Š‡”

and share our passion for whisky. Let’s

‡‡’–‡ŽŽ‹‰•–‘”‹‡•ǡ•Šƒ”‹‰–ƒ•–‹‰

‘–‡•ƒ†”‡…‘‡†ƒ–‹‘•Ǥ‡–ǯ•

…‘‡…–‹ƒ‘”‡‡ƒ‹‰ˆ—Ž™ƒ›–Šƒ

‡˜‡”„‡ˆ‘”‡Ǥ‡–ǯ•—‹–‡‹‘—”•—’’‘”–

ˆ‘”–Š‡†”‹ƒ†‹†—•–”›™‡Ž‘˜‡Ǥ

˜‡‹ˆ™‡…ƒǯ–Ž‡ƒ˜‡–Š‡Š‘—•‡‘”•‡‡

‘—”ˆ”‹‡†•ƒ†Ž‘˜‡†‘‡•ˆƒ…‡–‘ˆƒ…‡ǡ

™‡ǯ”‡•–‹ŽŽ‹–Š‹•–‘‰‡–Š‡”Ǥ

Our wonderful global

community needs to

come together and

support one another

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