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And there the tree stems,
as magnificent as an old deer,
peacocking with wide tall
green crown and glossy leaves
rooted in soil as the famous castle
and one can hear the air humming through
and the branches crack
simultaneously with the hearts
and the bones and the teeth…
And the antlers
The tendency to explore,
the desire to understand,
and the need to sound,
predestines you to wonder,
to contemplate,
and to accept the feeling,
for a glass of a whiskey.,
It is not the glass that makes the whiskey,
it is the journey from the field to the bottle.,
You prepare a fermentation set,
out of the nicest and strongest wood,
you throw in grounded corn; rye and malted barley,
then add some yeast, brown sugar and hot water.,
The fermentation gives off a strong odour,
but you love it.,
You keep it in the basement,
away from the sun.,
You keep it at 34 C,
To favour the yeast.,
After three days of the fermentation,
you separate the pulp from the juice.,
You assemble your distillation set,
distillation flask; burner; condensation pipe,
thermometer; collection flask.,
you got 100 litres of fermented corn; rye; malted barley,
you got same sized whiskey barrel,
but the volume of the distillation flask,
is 2 litres.,
The distilling is a slow process.,
The thermometer shows 80 C,
ethanol is sliding down the condensation pipe,
you watch every drip.,
First batch is ready,
your chest is tingling.,
You pick the shiniest glass,
give it the unnecessary wipe,
include a few ice cubes,
and pour it in.,
You feel the connection with the glass,
with the basement,
and yourself.,
You are in a sacred place,
your whiskey is on the table,
you take it in your palm,
you smell it.,
It is the finest drink,
thirty seconds old.,
It tastes like distilled port wine,
just super strong,
emphasized with a subtle flavour of the brown sugar.,
The Drink with The Journey.,
** The End **