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Blended whiskey. 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.
Straight whiskey. Straight whiskey (or straight whisky), as defined in United States law, is whiskey that is distilled from a fermented (malted or unmalted) cereal grain mash to a concentration not exceeding 80% alcohol by volume (abv) and aged in new charred oak barrels for at least two years at a concentration not exceeding 62.5% at the start ...
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.
Red Bush – Like the Black Bush, this is a blend with a higher proportion of malt whiskey than the standard bottling, but in contrast, the malt whiskey has been matured in ex-bourbon casks. Bushmills 10-year single malt – Combines malt whiskeys aged at least 10 years in former Sherry and American bourbon casks.
A master blender is an individual who develops specific blended spirits using a combination of spirits with different characteristics. For example, in the Scotch whisky industry, master blenders choose which single malts and grain whiskies to combine to make particular brands of blended whisky. [1] A master blender is not the same thing as a ...
Canadian Mist is a brand of blended Canadian whisky produced by the Sazerac Company. [1] It is distilled in Collingwood, Ontario, and is bottled at 40% alcohol by volume. [1] It is triple-distilled using a continuous distillation process, and it is aged in charred white oak barrels in a temperature-controlled facility.
Midleton Very Rare is a premium Irish whiskey, produced by the Irish Distillers subsidiary of Pernod Ricard at the New Midleton Distillery, in the East Cork town of Midleton, from which it gets its name. A non-age statement whiskey, containing a mix of pot still and grain whiskeys, [1] it is matured for about twelve to twenty years in ex ...
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 .