Culture in Burgundie: Difference between revisions

Burgundians have a long history of alcohol appreciation. Proto-Burgundians left behind a tradition of spit beer that lasted well into the middle ages. This still exists in more remote areas of the [[Ultmar]]. As the agricultural practices of [[Burgundie]] improved, large fiefs and abbeys started to focus on viticulture and brewery based agriculture. As a result, barley beer, [[Glenness (Beer)|Glenness]] being among them, became popular. It was also the beginnings of the modern [[Burgundie Wine Region]]. Its vineyards were declared the vineyards of choice by the prince of the [[Faneria]]i province of [[Burgundie]]. In the 1600s, [[Kiravia]]n whiskey distilling methods improved to the point of abundance and exports of whiskey started arriving in [[Burgundie]].

Barley beer fell out of favor in the mid-1700s when ships carrying sugarcane from near the equator resulted in a rum boom. This was also coupled with a conservation effort to restore the cedar forests of [[Burgundie]], which curtailed agricultural expansion. Political difficulty with [[Kiravia]] resulted in a formal cessation of the imports of [[Kiravia]]n whiskey, but "whiskey packets" thwarted the sanctions and a black market built up around it. The [[Government of Burgundie|Burgundian government]] tried to subsidize local distilleries and created a unique blend, made mostly of corn mash called Burgbon, but the product was sub-par and never caught on in discerning markets.

[[Punthite_Quasi-Wars#Kiro-Burgundian_Gin_.26_Tonic_Race|The Gin and Tonic Race]] in the aftermath of the [[Punthite Quasi-Wars|Alshar Quasi-War]] resulted in [[Burgundie]] dominating the [[Levantia|Greater Levantine]] gin and tonic water markets. To this day ''Vilauristre Dry Gin'' and ''Yonderrian Sloe Gin'' are considered mass market standards in most countries.