WHAT IS SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY? Single malt Scotch whisky is made from 100% malted barley and must come from a single distillery, using copper pot stills. This is in contrast to blended whisky, which is the result of blending one or more single malt Scotch whiskies with one or more gr...
There are only three ingredients in single malt Scotch, and so each of these ingredients is treated with the utmost care. While other Scotches may use other grains, single malt Scotch relies exclusively on barley, yeast, and water in its preparation. Water may come from different sources, wit...
A single malt is a type of liquor that has been made at one single distillery, usually out of a single primary malting ingredient...
Now we move on to the distillation process. We will examine the distillation of Scotch whisky. Distillation is the process by which, through heat, the volatile substances are separated from afermented barley malt, whichis called wash. But before moving on to dis...
For far too long, in the minds of both casual drinkers and connoisseurs alike, Scotch has equated to single malt while Irish whiskey is to blends. That couldn’t be further from the real truth. Now, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with blended whiskey — a melange of single malt and gr...
Speyside peat, meanwhile, is softer and earthier, producing lighter, floral, and grassier whiskies. These days, though, most single-malt Scotch isn’t very peated at all. Once trains brought coal to Scotland, many distillers—except those on Islay, which didn’t get railways—stopped using ...
Speyside peat, meanwhile, is softer and earthier, producing lighter, floral, and grassier whiskies. These days, though, most single-malt Scotch isn’t very peated at all. Once trains brought coal to Scotland, many distillers—except those on Islay, which didn’t get railways—stopped using ...
In this nerdy post, you will learn what “malt” it is all about – and why it plays such an important role in the production of whiskey. And as a bonus, I will also dig into why “malting” plays a big role in the flavor and taste profiles differences between American and Scotch ...
The perceptual categorisation of blended and single malt Scotch whiskies BackgroundAlthough most Scotch whisky is blended from different casks, a firm distinction exists in the minds of consumers and in the marketing of Scotch b... BC Smith,C Sester,J Ballester,... - 《Flavour》...
Ardbeg 23 Year Old Vintage_Y2K Whisky 70cl –Ardbeg Vintage_Y2K 23 is a single malt Islay Scotch whisky matured in oloroso and bourbon casks for 23 years, presented as part of a series of limited releases of whiskies distilled in the year 2000. Midleton Very Rare 40th Anniversary Ruby Editio...