In honor of International Whiskey Day, which takes place on the third Saturday of May each year, we\u2019d like to share some interesting facts about a favorite liquor.<\/p>\n
1. Show me the money.<\/strong> Whiskey was used as currency is 18th century Pennsylvania. Whiskey loyalty would eventually start the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion, where farmers fought against taxes threatening their liquor livelihood.<\/p>\n 2. Whiskey lasts a lifetime.<\/strong> Unlike wine or other liquors, a closed bottle of whiskey will stay good for 100 years. This means its value can appreciate in a big way, so buy a few rare bottles and watch their value rise.<\/p>\n 3. Whisky doesn\u2019t make you fat.<\/strong> One shot has zero fat, 0.04 carbs is gluten-free. Even with really sweet whisky, most of that taste comes from oils and compounds, not sugar. This makes whiskey a better alcohol choice for diabetics or anyone trying to avoid type-2 diabetes, since it barely impacts your levels of blood glucose. So wear your skinny jeans and drink a highball without fear!<\/p>\n 4. It tastes like medicine.<\/strong> During the1920s Prohibition era, whisky could be legally imported into the U.S. because it was considered medicine, not liquor, and sold in pharmacies as a tonic. By the way, whiskey comes from the Gaelic phrase “Uisge Beatha,” which means “water of life.” It phonetically became “usky” and eventually pronounced as “whiskey.”<\/p>\n 5. Whisky fights cancer.<\/strong> Whisky has many of the same anti-oxidants as wine and contains even more ellagic acid, which helps absorb rogue cancer cells in the body.<\/p>\n 6. Whisky wards off dementia.<\/strong> Two separate health study found the odds of dementia were lower among those adults who consumed moderate alcohol (one to six portions a week), compared to non-drinkers and heavy drinkers.<\/p>\n 7. Whisky reduces the risk of heart disease.<\/strong> Another study from 1998 found a big shot of whiskey can protect against heart disease and heart failure while boosting the body’s defenses. Single malt whiskey provided the largest concentrations of helpful antioxidants.<\/p>\n 8. Whiskey lowers your likelihood of stroke.<\/strong> Large amounts of alcohol are related to a higher incidence of stroke, but moderate consumption \u2014 meaning one drink a day \u2014 that may offer protection against an ischemic stroke.<\/p>\n 9. Whisky fights off a cold.<\/strong> The best cold medicine is hot toddies \u2014 whisky mixed with hot water, lemon and honey. The whiskey dilates blood vessels, making it easier for mucus membranes to combat infection.<\/p>\n 10. It\u2019s the American thing to do.<\/strong> Tennessee and Kentucky are two of the world’s primary whiskey-distilling regions. There are over 5,000 types of single-malt whiskey and they’re not going to try themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In honor of International Whiskey Day, which takes place on the third Saturday of May each year, we\u2019d like to share some interesting facts about a favorite liquor. 1. Show me the money. Whiskey was used as currency is 18th century Pennsylvania. Whiskey loyalty would eventually start the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion, where farmers fought against<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","post_format-image"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=830"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1262,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830\/revisions\/1262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colonylimo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}