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This is a list of whisky brands arranged by country of origin and style. Whisky (or whiskey) [ 1 ] is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash . Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley , malted barley , rye , malted rye, wheat , and corn .
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]
This is an incomplete list of whisky distilleries in Scotland. According to the Scotch Whisky Association there were 151 distilleries licensed to produce Scotch whisky as of May 2024. [ 1 ]
A whisky with an age statement is known as guaranteed age whisky. [85] Scotch whisky without an age statement may, by law, be as young as three years old. [86] The basic types of Scotch are malt whisky, grain whisky (or a blend of the two) made in Scotland. Scotch malt whiskies were divided into five main regions: Highland, Lowland, Islay ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Scotch whisky" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Scotland's whisky-producing regions. Lowland single malts are single malt whiskies distilled in Scotland's lowlands.The region is home to distilleries such as: Annandale in Annan; Auchentoshan near Clydebank; Bladnoch in Galloway; Daftmill in Fife; The Girvan Distilleries near Girvan; and Glenkinchie distillery near Edinburgh.
Whisky producing regions of Scotland. Highland single malts are single malt Scotch whiskies produced in the Highland region of Scotland.This categorisation includes the whiskies produced on the islands around the perimeter of Scotland (the Island single malts), except for Islay (see Islay whisky).