According to Jim
Murray’s Whisky Bible 2015, the Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry
Cask 2013 is the Best Whisky in the World for 2015. This is the
first year in history that no Scottish malt has made the Top 5. Fittingly, it’s
taken my shaking fingers a week to find my keyboard.
What the fruit
happened to specialization? Where did Porter hide Competitive Advantage? Is this
Karmic justice for the West trying to patent Neem, Turmeric and Tulsi?
Did we forget certificates of origin? And whatever, for the Lord’s sake [no pun
intended], will be served at the farmhouse Punjabi
wedding? Because whatever it is, it ain’t gonna be scotch!
The bullet train just hit the lowlands and it’s Ninja-time
on the rocks. The shockwaves will take some time to recede even as we come to
terms with this tsunami in a shot glass. The spirit boys have just seen a ghost. So the Japanese have the world’s best whisky!
Young Alain at Bordeaux is digging out a business plan to launch a fine sake.
That ought to keep the click happy tours around the Eiffel tower happy!
Raul and Ramirez are finally sniffing an opportunity to
unseat France as the source of the best wines in the whole damn monde. We hear Spain, South Africa,
Australia and Argentina are tripling wine capacities. The Canadian government just
placed a large import order for grapes. If anyone can do a great cold and dry,
it’s them north of the border.
The Nigerians, ever entrepreneurial, have decided they have
imported enough Remy Martin this century and will now bottle bourbon. The Scots
have decided to retain scotch and fight for their turf but will open a side
line in Shoju. The Thais have smelt the stale breath of success with beer, good
for them!
Palakkad Thalathil Ravi had his first taste of Tequila in
the Gelf and has planted a batch of
Agave in Ernakulam. It’s raining and the Tequila production is not doing as
well as expected. The French and Swedes already got Grey Goose and Absolut.
Putin is taking off his shirt and looking for a shoulder to drape it around.
The Greek are saying ouzo to arrack.
We could ‘Make in India’ anything except for a small hiccup
[got to find another word] in Gujarat. The world is worried what could come out
of China but according to recent satellite pictures it’s only the iPhone 6, 7
frigates and one aircraft carrier.
My head is spinning, and I’m not even one down!
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