whiskey

Japanese: ウィスキー
whiskey
A distilled alcoholic drink with a high alcohol content made by saccharification, fermentation, and distillation of barley malt or various grains. Its origin is unknown, but it is said that grain alcohol was distilled in Ireland before the Christian era. The prototype of today's whiskey is said to have been in England around the 12th century. It is classified into malt and grain based on the ingredients and production method. It is also divided into Scotch, Irish, American, and Canadian based on the type. Malt whiskey is made only from barley malt and is distilled twice in a single distiller. During the process, peat is used to dry the malt, giving it a distinctive smoky odor. After distillation, it is stored in an oak barrel for several years or more to age. Grain whiskey is made from barley malt, rye, barley, corn, etc., and is distilled in a continuous distiller. It has a higher alcohol content than malt and requires less aging, but it lacks flavor. Blended whiskey is a blend of the two above, and most Scotch whiskies belong to this category. American whiskey is often made using a continuous still, and ingredients include rye whiskey, which is made primarily from rye, and corn whiskey (bourbon whiskey), which is made primarily from corn. Japanese whiskey is of the Scotch type, and production began in earnest in the 1920s, with Kotobukiya releasing the first domestically produced whiskey in 1929. Today, Japan is one of the world's leading producers and consumers of whiskey. Scotch, Canadian, and Japanese are spelled whisky, while Irish and American are spelled whiskey.
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Japanese:
大麦麦芽,あるいはこれに種々の穀類を加えたものを原料とし,糖化,発酵,蒸留したアルコール度の高い蒸留酒。起源は不明だが,紀元前からアイルランドでは穀類酒が蒸留されていたとも。今日のウィスキーの原型はイギリスで12世紀頃とされる。原料と製法からモルトとグレーンに分類。またタイプからスコッチ,アイリッシュ,アメリカン,カナディアンに分ける。モルトウィスキーは大麦麦芽のみを原料としたもので,単式蒸留機で2回蒸留する。工程中,麦芽を乾燥させるのにピート(泥炭)を用いるので特有の燻臭(くんしゅう)がつく。また蒸留後ナラだるに入れ,数年以上貯蔵して熟成させる。グレーンウィスキーの原料は,大麦麦芽に,ライ麦,大麦,トウモロコシなどを加えたもので,連続式蒸留機で蒸留する。モルトに比してアルコール分が高く,熟成も短くてすむが香味に乏しい。ブレンドウィスキーは上記両者をブレンド(調合)したもので,スコッチウィスキーも多くはこれに属する。アメリカンウィスキーは連続式蒸留機によるものが多く,原料もライ麦を主とするライウィスキー,トウモロコシを主とするコーンウィスキー(バーボンウィスキー)などがある。日本のウィスキーはスコッチタイプで,1920年代から製造が本格化し,1929年寿屋から国産初のウィスキーが発売された。現在は世界有数の生産ならびに消費国である。スコッチ,カナディアン,日本の場合はwhisky,アイリッシュとアメリカンはwhiskeyと綴る。
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