Whisky DYC

The same day we visited the glass factory we lunched in the nearby town of Palazuelos and had choices of “macarrones” (penne with tomato sauce and chorizo) or salad for the first course, a choice of ternera (veal cutlets) or chicken leg for the second and ice cream chocolate pudding or flan for dessert.  Yes, all of our meals include two courses plus dessert, bread, wine, water and sometimes coffee.  Yes, we are ballers.  (For those of you not so familiar with this form of vernacular I mean that we tend to enjoy the finer things in life.) The food was good, plentiful and filling which is good because some of us like to eat! 

Following lunch we headed on to visit the whisky factory called Whisky DYC which stands for destilerías y crianza or distilleries and aging.  Our tour began with a 5 minute video and then a tour of the entire facility.  The process itself was interesting to nearly everyone even though it was pretty elaborate and very technical, however the strong smells associated with the fermentation and distillation process were enjoyed by only a select few. They showed us the entire process including malting, grinding, brewing, fermentation, distillation and aging.  One thing we all learned is that the alcohol is clear when it is distilled and it is actually the barrels used that give it color, aroma and some of it’s taste.  Some of the barrels date back to their inception of the factory in 1959. They use American oak barrels for the aging process that are imported from the U.S. from Jim Beam who coincidentally now owns the company. We all learned a lot and a handful took a taste at the end although whisky is not really something any of us like.  

This factory also had something in common with the one we visited earlier in the day: they do not allow you to take photos!!!  We still got a couple...

Personal photos can be found here