The hot and cold of sake
Addressing the most common question of what temperature to serve sake. The moderately boozy ancient rice wine of Japan may be served hot, cold or at room temperature. What’s to really like are the little cups you drink it out of because they are absolutely…
Speyside distillery GlenAllachie adds 30-year-old single malt whisky to core range
Fresh from winning the World’s Best Single Malt award (World Whiskies Awards, 2021), the GlenAllachie Distillery launches its oldest and most prestigious core offering yet: the GlenAllachie 30-year-old Cask Strength Batch 1 Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Joining GlenAllachie’s multi-award-winning flagship range, Batch 1 of the…
Beautiful benefits of whisky
After featuring the health benefits of whisky in our last two articles, let’s look at some surprising benefits of the beautiful kind. Promotes weight loss A source of iron, phosphorus, vitamins B1 and B3, and zinc, whisky has no carbohydrates and no fat. It contains…
Cheers to Scotch!
More health benefits of whisky. Besides reducing the risks of heart diseases, diabetes, dementia and blood clotting, as well as fighting cancer, drinking whisky in moderation have other surprising health benefits. Fights your cold When you feel the onset of a cold, drink a mix…
Scotch is good for you!
Yes, you read the title correctly. Scotch is good for you – in moderation, obviously. In his 1577 book Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, historian Raphael Hollinshed wrote about the health benefits of the water of life, better known as whisky. “Being moderately taken,…
Pairing spicy Malaysian dishes with wine
It can be difficult to pair wine with the spicy and intensely aromatic food of Malaysia, but it can be done. Here’s a guide on some of our country’s mouth-watering specialities that add so much spice to our life, and their recommended pairing. Food with…
Popular Malaysian food with wine
The typical red/meat and white/fish rule does not work with Malaysian food due to the varying condiments used in local dishes. For instance, sambal can easily overpower a wine. So, the trick is to choose a wine to work with the strong flavours present in…
Wine pairing in an increasingly meat-free world
With more people choosing a meat-free diet, the art of wine matching needs some adjustments. Red wine has nearly always been paired with meat – from beef and lamb to pork and chicken. Steak has always been the bedfellow of Cabernet. However, times are changing….
The right wine glass
Wine glasses can be pricey, but they can alter how you taste a wine. The right wine glass can affect the enjoyment of the wines you consume. One of the preferred choices of wine connoisseurs is Austrian crystal manufacturer Riedel’s range of variety-specific wine glasses….
How Braille wound up on wine bottles
If you pick up a bottle of wine, especially one from the Cotes-du-Rhone region of France, chances are you will feel the little bumps that make up Braille on the label. How they got there is a pretty amazing story, thanks to a thoughtful winemaker….
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