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Scotch whisky (Scottish Gaelic: uisge-beatha na h-Alba; Scots: whisky/whiskie or whusk(e)y), [1] often simply called whisky or Scotch, is malt whisky or grain whisky (or a blend of the two) made in Scotland. The first known written mention of Scotch whisky is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland of 1494. [2]
Whisky made in Scotland is known as Scotch whisky, or simply as "Scotch" (especially in North America). The regions of Scotch whisky Scotch whiskies are generally distilled twice, although some are distilled a third time and others even up to twenty times. [ 83 ]
Whisky stills in Scotland. Distillation of whisky has been performed in Scotland for centuries. The earliest written record of whisky production in Scotland from malted barley is an entry on the 1494 Exchequer Rolls, which reads "Eight bolls of malt to Friar John Cor, by order of the King, wherewith to make aqua vitae."
Scotland is home to a range of whisky expressions. The spectrum of flavors span fruit-forward and honey-sweet to savory with peat, brine, and iodine notes. Despite this, single malt Scotch whisky ...
Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail is a tourism initiative featuring seven working Speyside distilleries, a historic distillery (Dallas Dhu, now a museum) and the Speyside Cooperage. A 2012 BBC article recommends a leisurely tour, taking a day or two at each distillery to appreciate the local "traditions and lore". [ 9 ]
Green Distillery (1796–1870s), notable for its use of an early continuous distillation apparatus, invented by the distillery's then co-owner, Joseph Shee; Kilbeggan Distillery, formerly the Brusna Distillery and Locke's Distillery, claimed as the oldest licensed distillery, referencing a licence issued in 1757, although it was closed in 1954; production resumed at the site in 2007, but with ...
The Port Ellen distillery on the fabled whisky island of Islay has reopened decades after closing, spurred by growing thirst for upscale versions of the amber liquor. Why Scotland’s ‘ghost ...
A John Haig whisky flagon from Markinch, Fife Folk Museum. Robert Haig was a distiller in the early 1600's and a member of the Scottish Clan Haig family. His great-grandson Kane McKenzie Haig, who lived in the Kennetpans area, married Margaret Stein of the Stein family in 1751 and founded the company known as John Haig & Co.