He made an ordinary documentary, but he accidentally lost his mind

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spent relatively more time at home in the first half of the year. Like many friends, my uncle also made a lot of movies. Among the films I have watched, an unknown documentary made me feel warmer with mixed feelings.

This film is called "Looking for Craftsmanship". The main line of the story of

is also very simple. It is about a male protagonist with a documentary dream who sold his own real estate, formed a team of four, drove an SUV, brought camera equipment and a passion, just In this way, we embarked on a search for traditional craftsmanship. Four days before

started on the road in Beijing, the whole team visited the destinations of Hebei and Shanxi with traditional skills. What was disappointing was that they did not capture any valuable material. At this time, the photographers in the team chose due to personal problems. Quit shooting.

In this way, the short-soldier team began to move forward without purpose. The male protagonist spent a week training the driver to become a photographer and the assistant to become a radio operator. He traveled all the way through Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Tibet, Yunnan and other places. A moving documentary about craftsmen. The plot of

​​is calm, and when the male lead asks "what is the craftsman spirit", a moving scene appears.

, the pottery craftsman brother, thinks that he would rather make less money and make more pottery for the world, because his craftsmanship has been lost. The elder sister who makes batik took out her life's work, but was reluctant to sell one. The pious Buddha bronzesmith rejected a rich life and donated the money earned through craftsmanship to the temple. The sheep-herding old man did not know that the instruments he made and played were about to be lost, and he did not know that the songs he sang casually were no less than professional singers.

Just like the male protagonist said, what is craftsmanship, more craftsmen have never asked this question, and never thought of how to answer, they may be out of livelihood, maybe out of hobbies, maybe just a This kind of habit, but they are all in obscurity, inheriting the sustenance and temperature of traditional crafts for hundreds of years. If you want to talk about dreams, these persistent lives are the best interpretation of dreams.

The pictures of everyone in the film these days often appear in my mind. They use the most traditional handwork to create a seemingly ordinary but a little extraordinary life. Like this small documentary team, they use their persistence. Create extraordinary, never compromise with your own efforts.

I participated in a special photography exhibition in the past two days, which came from a dinner in McAllen.

played a short film during the dinner, sharing the extraordinary journey of the Macallan Oak from the unique perspective of global humanistic photographer Steve McCurry. It coincides with the fact that this video also made my uncle feel warm and mixed with mixed feelings.

Friends who follow my uncle’s article must remember that Steve McCurry was introduced in my previous article. His work "Afghan Girl" caused a huge response after it was published in "National Geographic" magazine. This portrait photo was praised. As "Mona Lisa in the Flames of War". In the

short film, Steve McCurry shared that in order to realize his dream of traveling around the world when he was young, he raised funds and bought a one-way ticket to India. Since then, he has started a non-returning trip. In the past few years, he has used his lens to record countless amazing people. s story. The most touching thing in the

film is his uncle's sentence: "Sometimes you have to choose to take that lonely and difficult road. Few people dare to make such a choice, but as long as you walk through it, you can achieve extraordinary results. "

and this photo exhibition shared that Steve McCurry focused on the people on the other side of the earth to create an extraordinary path. Thanks to their efforts, Oak also experienced an extraordinary journey, and this journey also chose a more rare path. In the end, the Macallan Double Sherry Cask whiskey was created. Come

, let my uncle take you to enjoy this extraordinary journey through the lens of Steve McCurry.

Everything starts with the story of two oak trees. So, why start with the oak tree? This is because only the best oak can give Macallan an extraordinary quality.

is the origin of Macallan Shirley oak barrels in the United States and Europe, and the harvested wood needs a baptism of time. They have to be dried for one year in the place of origin,It was then shipped to Jerez, Spain. In Jerez, after the wood is cut into strips, it takes another year to dry. The dried oak of

ushered in the climax of its travels. In the traditional craftsmanship that the cooper has continued for a hundred years, each step of the barrel-making process is completed. The barrels undergo baking and charring, which is the evolution process from the original wood to the extraordinary wine barrels. The wooden barrels will produce caramel flavor during the manual roasting process by the master wood artist, and the wine will mature in the wooden barrels. The subtle vanilla flavor in the American white oak barrels and the special dried fruit spice flavor of the European oak barrels Besides, it adds a different flavor.

As the flames gradually extinguished, the oak was made into extraordinary barrels in the cooperage. After being covered with the McAllen brand mark, they are about to enter the next stage of the extraordinary journey.

In the vineyards of Jerez, Euroso Sherry was poured into these oak barrels. They will stay in the Spanish cellar for 18 months. After the barrels slowly absorb the essence of the sherry, Sherry is emptied and Sherry Barrel will return to Scotland. These oak barrels have been on the way home for 5 years.

The barrels flavored with sherry finally embarked on the way home, back to the McAllen distillery in Speyside, Scotland. In Speyside, the wooden barrels were filled with whisky , and finally these "new wines" created a rich and powerful Macallan double sherry casks.

Under the careful care of the whisky master team, the "new wine" is aged in American oak sherry barrels and European oak sherry barrels for 12, 15 or 18 years respectively, and then perfectly blended, and finally created two kinds of Full-bodied whiskey in oak sherry barrels. The key factor in this journey of

is time, whether it is oak, wine, people or craftsmanship. Everything can't be done overnight, and the road to top quality can't be rushed.

In the end, this extraordinary journey has reached the end, and a wonderful single malt double sherry cask whisky was born.

Seeing this, I don’t know if your feelings are the same as mine. The birth of an excellent whiskey is just like the craftsmen in the previous documentary "Discovering Craftsmanship". They all create not only a commodity, but a Artwork with commodity value.

is like Steve McCurry said, to achieve extraordinary results must not be afraid of difficulties, maverick, and find another way. After all, success is only for a few people. The Macallan's uncompromising spirit of winemaking is destined to not take the usual path, and finally these highest-quality whiskeys are presented to everyone.

Some time ago, it was not convenient to go out at home. My friend and I were tasting wine at home. I sent a picture of the ration wine I often drink (left), and he returned me a picture of my own ration wine (right) , I must say, he won. I didn’t expect that he was already a fan of Macallan Double Sherry.

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