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威士忌─台灣橫空出世，躋身全球頂級產區
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知名美劇《金融戰爭》（Billions）曾出現台灣威士忌，男主角於品飲時讚美：「誰能想到，台灣現在比蘇格蘭更會釀威士忌了！」此言不虛，台灣亞熱帶氣候與高濕度，使得威士忌熟成速度遠超蘇格蘭，短短數年即可展現深厚風味，形成獨特的「台灣風土」風格。
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今，台灣擠進全球知名威士忌產區之一。
與蘇格蘭的溫和氣候不同，台灣的高溫高濕加速了木桶與酒液間的化學反應，使得熟成過程中風味迅速濃縮，得以展現熱帶水果等奔放風味。這種快速熟成的特性，讓台灣威士忌在國際競賽中屢獲殊榮。
▋早期威士忌以酒精加香精混成
威士忌為以麥芽為原料，經蒸餾製成之烈性酒類。台灣釀製威士忌的歷史，可追溯至戰後、政府遷台之際；1948年時，當時之台灣菸酒公賣局即嘗試自行釀製、推出威士忌。然而因為物資匱乏、亦無正規的威士忌釀製製程及技術，所謂威士忌，實為酒精加香精製成的混合威士忌，一點也不正統，並未獲市場青睞。
直至2002年菸酒市場開放之後，大型企業如金車以「噶瑪蘭Kavalan」為品牌建廠，噶瑪蘭威士忌單單在2021年短短上半年已於五大全球烈酒賽事中，贏得6座冠軍獎盃。南投酒廠則推出「OMAR」品牌，以荔枝、梅子等在地水果風味桶熟成，創造出獨步全球的風味，並在布魯塞爾世界烈酒競賽中獲得兩金一銀的佳績。
此外，台灣的私人威士忌釀酒廠也逐漸嶄露頭角，位於桃園的「龐尼維爾」酒廠從早期推出伏特加、琴酒等基酒，逐步轉向威士忌生產。 截至2024年，該廠在國際烈酒大賽中累積贏得62面獎牌。
*飲酒過量，有害（礙）健康。未滿18歲禁止飲酒。酒後不開車，安全有保障
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