Single malt whisky is malt whisky from a single distillery.
A glass of Bowmore 12-year-old single malt whisky
Malting floor at Highland Park Distillery.
Malted barley.
The distinctive "pagoda" chimney of a kiln at a distillery in Scotland.
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 from a mash of malted barley. Therefore, a single malt means that the whisky has not been blended elsewhere with whisky from other distilleries. As with any Scotch whisky, a single malt Scotch must be distilled in Scotland and matured in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years, although most single malts are matured longer.
A glass of Bowmore 12-year-old single malt Scotch whisky
Whisky stills in Scotland