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Adega da Tia Matilde Restaurant Lisbon

Mónica Boixeda Food and Drink in Lisbon, Lisboeta, Only-Be

Typical Portuguese cuisine restaurant with a traditionally decorated atmosphere. They have a different menu for every day of the week.

Librería Xoroi Barcelona

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be, Shopping and Wellness in Barcelona

Librería Xoroi is a place dedicated exclusively to books about psychology and psychoanalysis.

Whisky Autumn: Whiskey Festival in Berlin

Mónica Boixeda Berliner, Only-Be, Things to do in Berlin

When you watch a cowboy film, everyone´s drinking whiskey. If you think of Lemmy from Motorhead, he´s never stopped drinking whiskey. Parties, losses, celebrations, deflations… whiskey has always known how to feed the fire of so many drunken times which has been part of our every day life. The history of whiskey is long and deep, and it´s possible that it began to be distilled in Mesopotamia, around the year 2BC, by the Babylonians, with distilled aromas and perfumes. And so, the process of distillation was taken from Africa to Europe by the moors and its use began to spread among the monasteries, especially for medicinal use in the treatment for paralysis, colics and smallpox. As it was to be expected, from 1100 until 1300, the distillation process spread around England and Scotland, with distilleries existing in monasteries in Ireland from the 12th century. As well, because both islands have few vineyards for wine production, wheat beer was used instead of it, thus the appearance of whiskey. What´s true is that today, whiskey is one of the most drunk alcoholic beverages in all continents. Imagine a party where there´s not a single shot of whiskey available, it would be completely boring. There are so many versions of whiskey as there are of beer. They say that the first versions of whiskey were so strong that they were dangerous., and it didn´t happen until someone, by chance, opened an abandoned barrel that had been so for many years. Whisky Autumn Festival in Berlin is another chance to have a good time with friends and to try the best whiskey from... read more