英格兰威士忌已被认定为一种独特的烈酒，其生产过程有着严格的规定，正如苏格兰、威尔士和爱尔兰生产的威士忌一样。但苏格兰方面对此表示异议，称这些规定与苏格兰的规定相比过于宽松。位于诺福克郡、历史最悠久的英格兰威士忌生产商对此有何看法？
English Whisky has been recognised as a distinctive spirit with stringent rules on its production, just like those made in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. But voices of dissent north of the border claim the regulations are unfairly relaxed compared with those in Scotland. What does the oldest English whisky producer, based in Norfolk, make of it all?
简而言之，只有在英格兰生产的威士忌才能被称为“英格兰威士忌”。
Put simply, only whisky made in England is allowed to call itself English Whisky.
它与康沃尔馅饼（仅限在康沃尔郡制作）、梅尔顿莫布雷猪肉馅饼（以此类推）以及其他1700多种食品和饮料一样，获得了英国环境、食品和农村事务部（Defra）授予的地理标志（GI）地位。
It joins the Cornish pasty (only to be made in Cornwall) and the Melton Mowbray pork pie (you get the idea) and more than 1,700 food and drink products that have been afforded Geographical Indication (GI) status by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).
这一新地位是英格兰威士忌协会多年努力的结果。该协会称，对于一个从20年前诺福克郡鲁德汉姆的一家酿酒厂发展到如今全国70多家且仍在增长的行业来说，这是一项“里程碑式的成就”。
The new status came after years of work by the English Whisky Guild. It called it a "landmark achievement" for a sector which has grown from one distillery in Roudham, Norfolk, 20 years ago, to 70 and counting across the country.
为了达到这一定义，英格兰单一麦芽威士忌只需在一个地点进行蒸馏，而糖化和发酵过程可以在其他地方进行——这与苏格兰威士忌生产商的要求不同。
To attain the definition, English single malt whisky needs only to be distilled at one site, while mashing and fermentation can take place elsewhere - unlike for producers of Scotch.
苏格兰威士忌协会坚决反对这一关键差异点。他们认为，允许英格兰行业在其酒精产品上使用该术语“将真正损害单一麦芽类别的完整性，进而损害苏格兰威士忌行业的声誉”。政界人士也发表了看法。
The Scotch Whisky Association was firmly against this key point of difference They argued that allowing the English industry to use the term for its alcohol "would really damage the integrity of the single malt category and with it, the reputation of the Scotch whisky industry." Politicians also had their say.
苏格兰农村事务内阁大臣梅丽·古琼表示，任何破坏单一麦芽这一术语声誉或定义的行为，都可能对去年出口额达54亿英镑的苏格兰威士忌行业造成“毁灭性”打击。
Mairi Gougeon, Scotland's cabinet secretary for rural affairs, said anything that undermined the reputation or definition of the term single malt could be "devastating" for the Scotch whisky industry, which exported £5.4bn of goods last year.
英格兰酿酒厂于2005年成立，是百年来英格兰的第一家酿酒厂。
The English Distillery was the first in England in 100 years when it set up in 2005.
它的独特之处在于，其单一麦芽威士忌的糖化、发酵和蒸馏过程全部在其位于阿特尔伯勒和塞特福德之间、专门建造的鲁德汉姆工厂的同一楼层内完成。"不仅在英格兰，在威尔士等其他地方也有不少酒厂，如果你愿意这么叫的话，将糖化和发酵这酿造环节放在场外完成，"所有者安德鲁·内尔斯特罗普说道。"最终结果都是一样的。"
It is unusual in that its single malt whisky is mashed, fermented and distilled all on one floor at its purpose-built site at Roudham, between Attleborough and Thetford. "There are plenty of others, not just in England, but everywhere else, including Wales, that have the brewing part of it, if you like, the mashing and fermenting, done off-site," said owner Andrew Nelstrop. "The end result is all the same."
内尔斯特罗普指出，英格兰威士忌的其他规定有所不同。该酒液可在木桶中陈酿，而不像苏格兰那样必须专门使用橡木桶。英格兰蒸馏厂使用的谷物必须产自英国，而苏格兰则允许使用进口谷物。
Nelstrop pointed out that other rules differed for English Whisky. The spirit could be matured in wood and not specifically oak, as in Scotland. Grain used by English distillers has to be grown in the UK, while Scotland is allowed to use imports.
苏格兰威士忌必须在苏格兰装瓶，但英格兰威士忌可以在别处装瓶，内尔斯特罗普表示，这在向全球出口时具有环保和成本优势。"苏格兰威士忌和英格兰威士忌之间必须有一些区别，"他补充道。"如果规则完全一样，制定规则就没有多大意义了。"他认为，"全流程在单一场地完成"这一论点是唯一"引起一些焦虑"的因素。
Scotch whisky must be bottled in Scotland but English Whisky can be bottled elsewhere, which Nelstrop said had an environmental and cost benefit when exporting around the world. "There has to be some difference between a Scotch and an English," he added. "If we had exactly the same rules, there wouldn't be a lot of point to having the rules at all." He said he believed the all-on-one site argument was the only element that had "caused a bit of angst".
当被问及苏格兰业界是否过于敏感时，他说："我认为是的。""我们所做的一切都不会降低公众对单一麦芽威士忌品质的认知，我认为我们获得的大量奖项已经证明了这一点。"他补充道。"推翻我们所建立的一切，会移除所有规则和保障，让'无法无天'的局面出现。"英格兰威士忌协会表示，该地位地位提供了法律保护，增强了消费者的信心和清晰度，并支持了英国农业。
Asked if the Scottish sector was being overly sensitive, he said: "I think so." "There is nothing we are doing that is going to reduce the public perception of the quality of single malt and I think we've proved that by the amount of awards that we all get," he added. "Undoing what we've done removes all the rules, all the safeguards, and allows the Wild West to appear." The English Whisky Guild said the status gave legal protection and greater confidence and clarity for consumers, and supported UK agriculture.
环境大臣安吉拉·伊格尔呼应这一观点，称这一"里程碑"将为全国各地的社区带来"就业、投资和自豪感"。
Echoing this sentiment, Environment Secretary Angela Eagle said the "milestone" would bring "jobs, investment and pride to communities across the country".
但威士忌本身呢？"我不认为我们的做法会发生任何剧变，"内尔斯特罗普说道。"在威士忌的世界里，英格兰威士忌现在已被公认为优质产品。"这一[地位]确保了没有人能钻制度的空子。"
But what about the whisky itself? "I don't think there'll be any cataclysmic change in what we do," said Nelstrop. "English whisky is, in the world of whisky, now recognised as a good product. "This [status] ensures no one can cheat the system.
“如果没有这项保护，任何人都可以进口廉价威士忌，并将其称为英国威士忌。”Nc'nean威士忌创始人安娜贝尔·托马斯表示，该品牌在苏格兰西海岸的一家小型酿酒厂生产。她认为，这一地位实际上可能成为苏格兰威士忌的一大福音。
"Without it, there's nothing stopping someone importing cheap whisky and calling it English whisky." Annabel Thomas, founder of Nc'nean Whisky, made at a small distillery on the Scottish west coast, said the status could actually be a boon for Scotch.
她在BBC苏格兰电台表示，生产商应为自己“长期以来被视为世界最佳”的“非凡产品”感到自豪和自信。
She told BBC Radio Scotland that makers should be proud and confident of their own "incredible product, long regarded as the best in the world".
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