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If the product is made exclusively at a single distillery (along with other restrictions), it is typically called a single malt whisky. Although malt whisky can be made using other malted grains besides barley, those types are not called malt whisky without specifying the grain, such as rye malt whisky or buckwheat malt whisky.
Finishing (also known as double matured or wood-finished) is the procedure that some whiskies undergo where the spirit is matured in a cask of a particular origin and then spends time in a cask of different origin (from a couple of months up to the entire maturation [citation needed]) Typically, the first cask is an American oak cask formerly used to mature bourbon.
A single malt Scotch whisky is one that is entirely produced from malt in one distillery. One may also encounter the term "single cask", signifying the bottling comes entirely from one cask. [38] The term "blended malt" signifies that single malt whisky from different distilleries is blended in the bottle. [39]
English whisky (whiskey [b]) is a liquor made from cereal grains, malt and water that is produced in England. [8] [9] This includes malt whisky and grain whisky.[10] [11]Although England is not well known for whisky production, the industry was active until the late 19th century and was revived in 2003.
We consulted Sarah Jeltema, whiskey educator, Certified Specialist of Spirits, and the brain behind Whisky Nomad, to give us the scoop on the whiskey types you need to know. Whiskey 101: From ...
Glenfiddich distillery (Scottish English: [ɡlɛnˈfɪdɪç] [1]) is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the Scottish burgh of Dufftown in Moray, Scotland. Is owned by William Grant & Sons. The name Glenfiddich derives from the Scottish Gaelic Gleann Fhiodhaich meaning "valley of the deer", which is reflected in ...
A blended whiskey (or blended whisky) is the product of blending different types of whiskeys and sometimes also neutral spirits, colorings, and flavorings. It is generally the product of mixing one or more higher-quality straight or single malt whiskey with less expensive spirits and other ingredients.
Blended malt whisky is a mixture of single malt whiskies from different distilleries. If a whisky is labelled "pure malt" or just "malt" it is almost certainly a blended malt whisky. This was formerly called a "vatted malt" whisky. Blended whisky is made from a mixture of different types of whisky. A blend may contain whisky from many ...