Whiskey "Glen Forest": the pros and cons

Whiskey "Glen Forest" is liked by those who prefer strong alcoholic beverages. Today whiskey is a serious competitor of vodka on the alcohol market of the countries of the former USSR, and all because here it has become more affordable and has an acceptable price, although a few decades ago this alcoholic beverage was simply impossible to acquire. Ordinary inhabitants of the USSR except that they saw beautiful bottles with golden liquid on TV screens, when the first foreign multiseries films were shown. However, even now whiskey is perceived by many as something extravagant and alien. We will try to convince such people to convince and prove that whiskey is first of all an ordinary alcoholic beverage, which uses various kinds of familiar to each grain crop.

It is worth noting that mankind has long learned to receive high-quality alcohol, using proven methods of its production, and modern technologies have not brought anything radically new in this direction.

Close, but unlike

Fans of this drink can be divided into those who prefer Irish and those who like Scottish, which includes the whiskey "Glen Forest". There are significant differences between the two types of this product. Scots and Irish are fine whiskey producers, and they make it by a similar technique, proven over centuries. Both of them use peat to dry the malt, but the Scots additionally impregnate it with smoke, which makes the alcoholic beverage they have a rich, specific flavor. Irish whiskey is considered an easier product. In the process of preparing it, the Irishmen distillate alcohol three times, while the Scots are limited to two distillations. It goes without saying that the distillation process affects the taste characteristics of the product. Irish whiskey is called cleaner and less flavorful than its Scottish counterpart. It is easy to conclude from this that the Scottish version of the drink, which includes Glen Forest whiskey, is preferred by connoisseurs of fragrant, with a rich taste of alcohol. Such people are much more important than the process of drinking, not the result.

Reviews positive

As they say, how many people - so many opinions. This also applies to the topic of disputes about whiskey "Glen Forest". Reviews about it are mostly positive, but there are also critical comments. Most of those who responded positively to whiskey, first of all note its taste and flavor. Call this product a true drink of real men, which fits perfectly to grilled meat or shish kebab. Many women of the Glen Forest whiskey also praise, calling it a noble drink. Representatives of the beautiful half of humanity like the golden color of whiskey, its homogeneity, the absence of suspensions, the fragrant smell and softness of taste. Noting the pros, the ladies point to the attractive design of the bottle.

Reviews are negative

There are also those who did not include "Glen Forest" whiskey in their list under the name "Favorite alcoholic beverages". They claim that the bottle looks too primitive and discreet. In their opinion, the taste of the drink is slightly different from the taste of homemade moonshine.

Both of them agree that excessive consumption of alcohol is dangerous for health, and we are unanimous in this. "Glen Forest" - whiskey, whose price is quite democratic - one bottle (0.7 liters) costs about 700 rubles. Connoisseurs of alcohol note that this alcoholic beverage is a wonderful ingredient for a variety of cocktails. There are those who claim that it must necessarily be combined with cigars, if you really want to get a real pleasure from eating.