|
|
|
Scotch Whiskey
- Made mostly from barley, Scotch must be aged at least three years in oak barrels and conform to the other stipulations of the Scotch Whisky Order of 1990. Irish whiskey is an offshoot that uses some unmalted barely, which imparts a spicier flavor.
- Under the New Scotch Whisky Administration rules of 2005, there are two major Scotch categories: single and blended. Single means that the entire product is from a single distillery, while blended means that the product is composed of whiskies from two or more distilleries. A “single malt” is thus a malt whisky from one distillery; a “single grain” is a grain whisky from one distillery, and a blended Scotch whisky is a mixture of malt and grain whiskies.
- Peat smoke flavor, associated with some Scotches, comes in a very early stage of the spirit’s production: peat is burned to dry the barley before any mash or fermentation. “The magic of peat is the enormous effect it has on the taste of the final product even though it is only involved in the initial drying of the barley,” says Bryan Hansen, a Whiskey Ambassador with Jim Beam brands.
|
Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2008 (Archive on Sunday, April 28, 4746)
Posted by Mia Contributed by
|
| Return | 
 |
|