{"id":33530,"date":"2018-09-02T14:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=33530"},"modified":"2022-07-21T12:05:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T04:05:29","slug":"5-reasons-to-drink-whiskey-almost-everyday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/09\/02\/5-reasons-to-drink-whiskey-almost-everyday\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to Drink Whiskey (Almost) Everyday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can pull up several quotes about whiskey online, but none are perhaps more iconic (albeit a bit lengthy) than Judge Noah &#8220;Soggy&#8221; Sweat&#8217;s &#8220;Whiskey Speech.&#8221;\u00a0Sometimes called the &#8220;If-by-whiskey&#8221; speech, it both sings the praises of the &#8220;philosophic whine&#8221; and condemns the &#8220;devil&#8217;s brew.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Grisham Reads Soggy Sweat&#039;s Whiskey Speech\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qPzUcJcgXUA?start=304&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>THE WHISKEY SPEECH. American\u00a0novelist, attorney, politician and activist John Grisham reads Judge Sweat&#8217;s iconic Whiskey speech.\/VIDEO\u00a0Southern Documentary Project on YouTube<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At this point, we&#8217;re assuming that everyone knows the ills of having too much to drink, whiskey included. What you might not have known, however, are the health benefits that this &#8220;oil of conversation&#8221; has, and it&#8217;s backed up by science:<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">Whiskey has just as much (if not more) anti-oxidants than wine.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Yes, you read that right. According to the late Dr. Jim Swan, single-malt whiskeys, in particular, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/uknews\/1489648\/Whisky-helps-fight-cancer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more ellagic acid<\/a>\u00a0than red wine. Of course, the same can be said about soft fruits (i.e. strawberries, blueberries, rhubarb, and the like), but if you don&#8217;t have any of those in stock and you have a bottle of whiskey with you, then you&#8217;re just about good to go.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">Whiskey can lower the risk of getting dementia.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Two studies, one from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12636463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US\u00a0National Center for Biotechnology Information<\/a>\u00a0and the other from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/news\/neurology\/alcohol-linked-to-lower-dementia-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Institute of Mental Health in Germany<\/a>, said that adults aged somewhere between 40 and 65 who drank at most one shot of whiskey a day were less likely to suffer from dementia than those who either didn&#8217;t or overdid it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ideally, we&#8217;d like for you to stay away from alcohol, but if you&#8217;re already drinking, consider significantly reducing your alcohol intake.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">Whiskey can decrease the\u00a0risk of heart disease.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It&#8217;s going to be an intense balancing act, but yes, it can help. An article posted in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsph.harvard.edu\/nutritionsource\/healthy-drinks\/drinks-to-consume-in-moderation\/alcohol-full-story\/#balancing_act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard School of Public Health<\/a>\u00a0says over 100 studies &#8220;show an inverse association between light to moderate drinking and risk of heart attack, ischemic (clot-caused) stroke, peripheral vascular disease, sudden cardiac death, and death from all cardiovascular causes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Again, you don&#8217;t need to start drinking, but if you already are (or are planning to), go for no more than\u00a02 drinks a day for men or 1 drink a day for women. Combine that with a healthy diet and\u00a0exercise and you should be good to go.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">Whiskey can reduce the\u00a0risk of Type 2 diabetes.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The same article from Harvard also cites three studies that say type 2 diabetes was &#8221; less likely to occur in moderate drinkers than in non-drinkers.&#8221; There&#8217;s also the fact that it can improve digestion after a heavy meal or &#8220;offer a soothing respite at the end of a stressful day,&#8221; not to mention how it can act as a starter to &#8220;good&#8221; conversations with friends.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\">There&#8217;s a special cocktail made with whiskey can help fight off colds and flu.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If there were reasons as to why whiskey was once considered medicine in the US, then this would have been one of those reasons. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/drinks\/a9048\/hot-toddy-history-origin\/\">history<\/a> of where the\u00a0<em>Hot Toddy<\/em>\u00a0came from may still be murky at best, but there is little doubt that this drink is a good way of fighting off a cold\u2014or at least trying to get rid of it as far as the Scots or the Irish are concerned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There are a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geniuskitchen.com\/recipe\/dr-pats-hot-toddy-cold-remedy-234344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">variations<\/a> to this drink, but it usually involves a couple of ounces of whiskey, hot water or tea, honey, lemon juice, and a lemon wedge or a stick of cinnamon for a bit of pizzaz.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">What and where to find good whiskey<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A bottle of whiskey is easy to find, but most of them are not good for everyday drinking. While you can go for the classics (Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniels, etc.), there&#8217;s a rising trend when it comes to whiskey, and it&#8217;s from a place you would least expect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Japanese whiskey has been rising in popularity as of late, and one of the most popular names is the\u00a0Eigashima Distillery, makers of the hard-to-find\u00a0<strong>Akashi White Oak Blended Whisky.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33536\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/08\/Akashi-White-Oak-Blended-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/08\/Akashi-White-Oak-Blended.jpg 683w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/08\/Akashi-White-Oak-Blended-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>THE\u00a0AKASHI WHITE OAK BLENDED WHISKEY. This bottle is hard to find, even in Japan!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Eigashima&#8217;s whiskey production takes place two months out of every production year, making this whiskey rarer than expected. They also incorporate sake and shochu production techniques, making this whiskey truly one of a kind, alongside being blended by a Toji, a sake-making grandmaster.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The taste, however, makes any of their whiskeys easy-to-drink, letting you enjoy them any day of the week and helping you reap the benefits we just mentioned. Their <strong>White Oak Blended Whiskey<\/strong>, in particular, has a malty, citrusy aroma with scents of black cherry, toffee, and oak. Notes of vanilla and pine nuts dominate the palate, which then\u00a0leads to a long, malty finish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33545\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/08\/Akashi-Blue-Blended.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/08\/Akashi-Blue-Blended.jpg 534w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/08\/Akashi-Blue-Blended-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">THE AKASHI\u00a0BLUE BLENDED WHISKEY<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Their <strong>Blue Blended Whiskey,<\/strong> on the other hand, has a fruity, slightly sweet, vanilla aroma. It hits your tongue with a fresh, spice-laden oak flavor with hints of peat, leading to a medium, spicy-sweet finish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You may find these bottles hard to find, but there is an easy way for you to get your hands on one. Simply visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/liquor.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">liquor.ph<\/a>\u00a0and you&#8217;ll find these plus other hard-to-find bottles of Akashi whiskey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33546\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/08\/hotei-ad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/08\/hotei-ad.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/08\/hotei-ad-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/08\/hotei-ad-768x726.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/business\/2018\/06\/26\/hotei-japanese-premium-bringing-premium-whiskies-to-the-philippine-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotei Japanese Premium: Bringing Premium Whiskies to the Philippine Market\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Making the deal even sweeter, our partners from Hotei Japanese Premium have given you the chance to get these at a discount! Simply\u00a0use the promo code\u00a0<strong>XPPM10<\/strong> upon checkout and you&#8217;ll get 5% off of the tag price! You&#8217;d have to hurry, though, as this promo is only available until October 31.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hotei Japanese Premium | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-avfXMW-B5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Written by Andronico Del Rosario<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/felipeschrieberg\/2017\/06\/30\/5-reasons-drinking-whisky-is-healthy-for-you\/#4007e3136ed5\">Forbes.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/drinks\/news\/a6960\/whiskey-health-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Town and Country Magazine<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/akashi-white-oak-blended-japanese-whisky\/#history-tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caskers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tokinosakagura.com\/product\/akashi-blue-blended-whisky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TOKINOSAKAGURA<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, we are claiming it. 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