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- How Will it Taste?
Get a lot of feedback about these articles, but not all of it is favorable. My wife says I write too much about myself. My son says I write too much about food, and not enough about wine. So this week I'm writing about wine. - Scotch Whiskey
Scotch Whiskey is whiskey that was made in Scotland. It is often referred to simply as Scotch. Whiskey can only legally be called Scotch whiskey if it was actually produced in Scotland. Whiskey that is referred to as Scottish Whiskey is counterfeit.
It is distilled from water, malted barley, and whole grains. The whiskey has an alcoholic strength of less than 94.8% by volume, but it's strength when it is bottled is not less than 40% by volume. It is matured in oak casks for at least three years and a day.
The four categories of Scotch whiskey are single malt, vatted malt, blended, and single grain. Malt whiskey is made of malted barley. It is distilled in pot stills. In order to malt barley, the barley is soaked in water to the point of germination. It is then dried with smoke.
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