November 2009 Archives
With the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989), there was a Beethoven 9th Symphony concert at the Brandenburg Gate. When this Bernstein's CD was released, I rushed to the store and grabbed the limited edition bundled with a piece of the Wall.
During those days things changed so fast. I posted an annotated map of Eastern Europe cut from newspaper. I told students to see which regime was the next to be changed or overthrown. Feeling excited, I even recorded BBC's radio report on the happenings in November as listening materials for my elite students.
20 years have passed. The wall hampering true democracy in our country still erects, however...sigh!
During those days things changed so fast. I posted an annotated map of Eastern Europe cut from newspaper. I told students to see which regime was the next to be changed or overthrown. Feeling excited, I even recorded BBC's radio report on the happenings in November as listening materials for my elite students.
20 years have passed. The wall hampering true democracy in our country still erects, however...sigh!
Liqueurs 力嬌酒, 利口酒, 又稱Cordials, 有很多味道,酒精度由十幾到四十以上都有。
製成品之味觀依賴技師蒸餾技術,基酒的選擇(例如用brandy或whiskey或其他),材料的應用,味道的研製, 對各種植物,花果,以至藥劑的認識。有些源自以前的僧侶或修院。
力嬌酒也可分兩類。 首先是普遍generic的一類,通常用於弄雞尾酒cocktails,大概有40種味道,如香蕉,黑加侖子(Cassis),cherry,咖啡,薄荷(peppermint),橙,桃,蜜瓜,蘋果,巧克力(Cocao),椰子,忌廉等...真是可以弄出數以百計的雞尾酒。它們很多都偏甜,適宜加冰、果汁或其他如Gin, Vodka或Rum中和。
另一類是用proprietary秘方釀製的,只有品牌擁有者才知道配方, 如 D.O.M.Benedictine,及Chartreuse.
DOM中文叫法國廊酒。我試過單喝DOM,酒中含有檸檬皮、小豆蔻、牛膝草、薄荷、百里香、肉桂、丁香等多種花果草藥，大多都是中醫常用藥材。DOM源自Benedictine修會,有500年歷史。暫時覺得它最好味,拿來弄cocktail太浪費。DOM原是拉丁文 Deo Optimo Maximus (to God, most good, most great) 意為「獻給最仁慈、最偉大的上帝」，所以又稱為「聖酒」。
製成品之味觀依賴技師蒸餾技術,基酒的選擇(例如用brandy或whiskey或其他),材料的應用,味道的研製, 對各種植物,花果,以至藥劑的認識。有些源自以前的僧侶或修院。
力嬌酒也可分兩類。 首先是普遍generic的一類,通常用於弄雞尾酒cocktails,大概有40種味道,如香蕉,黑加侖子(Cassis),cherry,咖啡,薄荷(peppermint),橙,桃,蜜瓜,蘋果,巧克力(Cocao),椰子,忌廉等...真是可以弄出數以百計的雞尾酒。它們很多都偏甜,適宜加冰、果汁或其他如Gin, Vodka或Rum中和。
另一類是用proprietary秘方釀製的,只有品牌擁有者才知道配方, 如 D.O.M.Benedictine,及Chartreuse.
DOM中文叫法國廊酒。我試過單喝DOM,酒中含有檸檬皮、小豆蔻、牛膝草、薄荷、百里香、肉桂、丁香等多種花果草藥，大多都是中醫常用藥材。DOM源自Benedictine修會,有500年歷史。暫時覺得它最好味,拿來弄cocktail太浪費。DOM原是拉丁文 Deo Optimo Maximus (to God, most good, most great) 意為「獻給最仁慈、最偉大的上帝」，所以又稱為「聖酒」。
Spirits 叫烈酒吧! 它們通常都經過蒸餾, 酒精度大概40,好易醉!不同材料,多變之蒸餾技術都令最後
的成品在味道及外觀有所不同。基本上烈酒可分兩種: 眼看clear 清的及dark 深色的。
Clear 的有氈酒或琴酒 (Gin) - 主要以杜松子(juniper berries)製造。
冧酒 (Rum)由蔗糖釀製。老酒會變暗色。 Sake是日本米酒。Tequila 龍舌酒由龍舌蘭製。伏特加(Vodka)可用不同穀物做,是透明及無味,也有加了味的。
Dark 的主要由穀物釀造。拔蘭地(brandy)則由果類酒再蒸餾而成。有不同品種，著名的有以葡萄造的Armagnac及Cognac干邑。起初它們也是清的,隨著在桶內日子久了及加了色，它們變成暗黃色。也有fruit brandy由不同果類如橙,蘋果,桃,梅,椰子等經蒸餾而成。
威士忌(Whiskey)由麥類製造,如barley,corn, rye or wheat. 它有不同品種,如Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey, Canadian Whisky, Irish Whiskey, Scotch Whisky等。
酒傷身,少喝為佳。
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