点评:On a cold, blustery June day, I stopped in more to get out of the rain than to visit a distillery—and to have a mid-day drink. Well, it’s five o’clock somewhere☺ I had a special request: Instead of an iced rum cocktail, I asked for a straight-up JD Shore “Black Rum” heated, like in old movies where a baron heats brandy over a candle flame. Immediately the chill left my bones.
Not until returning to Florida did I learn that Halifax Distillery was founded a decade ago by Julie Shore and Arla Johnson, both from my native North Carolina [specifically, Belmont, Gaston County]. Julie’s ancestry includes generations of master distillers, from whom she learned the craft. Arla and Julie started distilling vodka given the bountiful Prince Edward Island potatoes available. According to the website, Julie “is the only female Master Distiller in Canada to have an award-winning vodka.”
Come visit for a distillery tour and sample whatever the “spirit” moves you☺
翻译:在一个寒冷、狂风大作的六月天,我停下来更多是为了避雨,而不是去参观一家酿酒厂——然后喝一杯中午的酒。好吧,现在是某个地方的五点钟☺我有一个特别的要求:我要的不是冰镇朗姆酒鸡尾酒,而是直接加热的 JD Shore“黑朗姆酒”,就像老电影中男爵在蜡烛火焰上加热白兰地一样.寒意立刻离开了我的骨头。
直到回到佛罗里达,我才知道哈利法克斯酿酒厂是十年前由朱莉·肖尔 (Julie Shore) 和阿拉·约翰逊 (Arla Johnson) 创立的,他们都来自我的家乡北卡罗来纳州 [特别是加斯顿县贝尔蒙特]。朱莉的祖先包括几代酿酒大师,她从他们那里学到了手艺。鉴于爱德华王子岛盛产土豆,Arla 和 Julie 开始蒸馏伏特加。据该网站称,朱莉“是加拿大唯一一位拥有屡获殊荣的伏特加酒的女性酿酒师。”
来参观酿酒厂并品尝任何让您感动的“精神”☺