Scotch Tip – Scotch Whisky Basics

Welcome to this weeks Scotch Tip:

Scotch Whisky Basics

Distilled in Scotland from water and malted barley.
Other countries make a malted barley whiskey but can not be called Scotch.

Matured in casks which loose 0.5 to 2.0% in volume – angel's share

Bottles usually at 40 – 46% alcohol.

Types of Scotch according to SWA:
    Single malt whisky – one whisky from one distillery from 100% malted barley
   
    Single grain whisky – one whisky from one distillery form one grain or a mixture of grains, commonly up to 20% malted barley and 80% other grains
   
    Vatted or blended malt whisky – traditional blended Scotch whisky, consisting only of single malt whiskies which may come from more than one distillery
   
    Blended grain whisky – made of a mixture of grain whiskies from more than one distillery
   
    Blended Scotch Whisky – is a blend of whiskies, commonly made  of 20-40% single malt plus 60-80% grain whisky
   
Most people just thing of Scotch as single malt or blended.

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