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| | scotch malt whisky single and grain whiskey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | This is a comprehensive guide to both the famous, and little known, distilleries of Scotland and Ireland and to their malt whiskies. |
 | | Straight Scotch, which is pure malt whisky, has been only sparingly produced since 1853, when it was discovered that a mixture of grain varying from 50 to 80 percent malt resulted in a more marketable product; pure malt whisky, however, is still much esteemed by connoisseurs. |
 | | The principal whisky types are Scotch, distilled primarily from barley; Irish, from a mixture of five different grains, including malted barley; American, primarily from rye or corn; Canadian, from a blend of cereal grains; and Japanese, from various blended grains, sometimes including small amounts of rice, but seldom wheat or rye. |
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