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Single malt Scotch refers to single malt whisky made in Scotland. [1] [2] To qualify for this category, a whisky must have been distilled at a single distillery using a pot still distillation process [3] [4] and made from a mash of malted barley. Therefore, a single malt means that the whisky has not been blended elsewhere with whisky from ...
Under the United Kingdom's Scotch Whisky Regulations, a "Single Malt Scotch Whisky" must be made exclusively from malted barley (although the addition of E150A caramel colouring is allowed), must be distilled using pot stills at a single distillery, and must be aged for at least three years in oak casks of a capacity not exceeding 700 litres ...
Caol Ila is one of the lighter Islay whiskies, pale in colour, with peaty, floral and peppery notes. In addition to being sold as a single malt, it is used heavily (around 95% of their production) in blends such as Johnnie Walker's Black Label. [6] Since 1999, the distillery has also produced a non-peated "highland spirit". [7]
Originally built to provide malt whisky for blends, Pittyvaich eventually did release an official bottling in 1991. Prior to the official bottling, a number of independent bottlers (including Signatory Vintage and Cadenhead's) released Pittyvaich as a single malt. [2] The distillery was demolished in 2002. [3]
Mortlach distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. Founded in 1823, the distillery is owned by Diageo . [ 1 ] The whisky is a key component in several Johnnie Walker bottlings, [ 2 ] and Diageo also markets four Mortlach single malts.
The Famous Grouse is a brand of blended Scotch whisky produced by The Edrington Group in Scotland. It was first produced by Matthew Gloag & Son in 1896. [1] The single malt whiskies used in The Famous Grouse blend include the Edrington-owned Highland Park and The Macallan. [2] Its emblem is the red grouse, Scotland's national game bird. [1]
Bowmore distillery (/ b oʊ ˈ m ɔːr / boh-MOR, Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-staile Bogh Mòr) [2] is a Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery located on the Isle of Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. [3] The distillery, which lies on the South Eastern shore of Loch Indaal, is one of the oldest in Scotland.
Bladnoch distillery is a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery located at Bladnoch, near Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway in south west Scotland. The distillery is situated on the banks of the River Bladnoch. It is one of six remaining Lowland distilleries, and is the most southerly whisky distillery in Scotland.