Scotch whisky
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Scotch whisky, often simply called whisky or Scotch, is malt whisky or grain whisky made in Scotland.
Bowmore whisky 12 years
Greybeard Heather Dew Scotch whisky jug
Scotch whisky labels declare their composition ("Single Malt Scotch Whisky" at top), and in the example above the single distillery of manufacture (The Balvenie). An age statement ("12 years") indicates the maturation time of the youngest whisky used in a particular bottling.
Various Scotch whiskies
Single malt Scotch
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Single malt Scotch refers to single malt whisky made in Scotland. To qualify for this category, a whisky must have been distilled at a single distillery using a pot still distillation process and made
Scotch whisky
…old. The minimum bottling strength according to existing regulations is 40% alcohol by volume. Scotch whisky is divided into five distinct categories: single malt Scotch whisky, single grain Scotch whisky, blended malt Scotch whisky (formerly called "vatted malt" or "pure malt"), blended grain Scotch whisky, and…
Whisky stills at the Laphroaig distillery in Scotland