Tip 1： Pick your whisky wisely

明智地選擇威士忌

Now, there are a zillion different types of whisky, but generally, they are broken down by region. So you’ ve got American whisky(aka bourbon), you’ ve got Irish whisky, you’ve got Canadian whisky, you’ ve got Scotch whisky. These are the main four.

威士忌的種類非常多，它們通常以區域劃分。有美國威士忌（又名波本威士忌）、愛爾蘭威士忌、加拿大威士忌和蘇格蘭威士忌，這是主要的4個種類。

And within the different categories, you’ve got a lot of different brands, some are higher quality, then others some taste better.

同一類別中又有不同品牌，有些酒質更好，有些口感更佳。

You explore, figure out what you love and find that signature whisky.

你需要去探索，弄清楚自己喜歡的口味，然後找出那款心儀的威士忌。

Tip 2： Know how to order your whisky

學會怎麼點威士忌

Whisky neat is just pouring it into a glass and enjoy, drinking your whisky neat or up, as they say, is the way that whisky aficionados purists like to enjoy their beverage.

純飲就是把威士忌倒進玻璃杯裡，然後慢慢地品飲，正如威士忌愛好者們所說，這是他們最喜歡的喝法。

On the rocks is another option, where you can have your whisky over ice. Rocks is a great option, because the ice cubes will dilute the whisky slightly and kind of cut out that burn.

加冰塊又是另一種方式，喝威士忌的時候可以加一些冰塊。這也是一個不錯的選擇，因為冰塊會微微稀釋威士忌，降低酒的濃度。

And the third option is adding a little bit of spring water, this is another way to dilute the whisky a little bit and enjoy it a bit longer.

第三種選擇是加一點泉水，這是另一種稀釋威士忌的方法，還能讓酒更耐喝一點。

Tip 3：Know the whisky age

瞭解威士忌的陳年

Now with whisky, you get what you pay for the most part. if you want something inexpensive, it’s not going to be very good, but the higher the quality or the longer that it is actually aged, the better the quality is going to be.

當你品嚐到威士忌時，你會覺得物超所值。如果你只想著要買便宜的，它嚐起來口感可能沒那麼好；但實際陳年時間越長的威士忌，它的酒質也越好。

Bring us to another point：single versus blended whiskies.

現在補充另一點：單一與調和威士忌的對比。

Now, the single malt whiskies are a little bit stronger. They’ve got more of puppy in the face. And that’s what I actually prefer.

事實上單一麥芽威士忌喝起來會更濃烈一些。它們會帶來更多的衝擊，所以我更喜歡單一麥芽威士忌。

Blended whiskies are sort of chilled out milder, they are still strong, they are still delicious, but I personally prefer something with a little bit more bite.

調和威士忌比單一麥芽威士忌稍微溫和一些，但依舊濃烈，也很美味。不過我個人更喜歡喝能夠刺激味蕾的威士忌。

Tip 4：Whisky is not just for special occasions

威士忌不只是在特殊場合才能喝

A lot of people think, oh well, I ‘ll just have a whisky now or then. No, have it whenever you want, like not for breakfast, or like everyday. But when you’re looking unwind and grab a drink, think of whisky.

很多人會想，那我現在或者待會兒就喝一杯威士忌吧。其實，你不需要把喝威士忌的時間固定好，例如吃早餐的時候，或者每天都喝。

當你想放鬆的時候，那就來一杯威士忌吧。

And last, but should be first.

最後一點也是非常重要的一點。