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  Whisky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whisky (or whiskey) is the name for a broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from grains and are subsequently aged in oak casks.
The term Malt whisky is reserved for a whisky made from 100% malted barley; malt whisky is distilled using an onion-shaped pot still; malt whisky from one distillery is called single malt whisky to distinguish it from blended whiskies.
Grain whisky differs from malt in that it is usually made from corn/maize or other grains rather than malted barley, and distilled in continuous distillation process stills known as Coffey stills instead of the pot still used for malt whisky.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whisky   (657 words)

  
 Japanese whisky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whisky production in Japan began around 1870, but the first commercial production was in 1923, when the country's first distillery—Yamazaki—opened.
One facet of the style of Japanese whisky comes from the way in which blended whisky is produced, and the differing nature of the industry in Japan.
The requirements of blended whiskies are one of the main driving forces behind the diversity of malts produced by Scotland's distilleries.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanese_whisky   (952 words)

  
 Scotch whisky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grain whisky may contain unmalted barley or other malted or unmalted grains such as wheat and maize (corn) and is typically distilled in a continuous column still, known as a Patent or Coffey still, the latter after Aeneas Coffey who refined the column still in 1831.
Blended Scotch whisky is a mixture of single malt whisky and grain whisky, usually from multiple distilleries.
Blended Scotch whiskies generally contain 10–50% malt whisky, blended with grain whisky, with the higher quality brands having the highest percent malt.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scotch_whisky   (2906 words)

  
 Whisky - Homedistiller   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The spelling whisky (plural whiskies) is generally used for those distilled in Scotland, Canada, and Japan, while whiskey (with an e; plural whiskeys) is used for the spirits distilled in Ireland and the United States; however, there are exceptions.
Malt whisky consists of whisky made from 100 percent malted grain, and malt whisky from one distillery, rather than blended, is called single malt.
Blended whisky is made from a combination of any of the above whiskies with the similar grain whisky or neutral grain spirits, which are much less expensive to produce than the other types of whisky.
homedistiller.org /wiki/index.php/Whisky   (511 words)

  
 Blended Whisky
The extraordinary of the Blended Scotch Whisky is the marriage of smooth grain whisky with intensive malt whisky.
Blended Whisky is a concession of the Scottish people to the taste of the mass of people.
Whisky from unmalted grains in produced in a higher strength than malt whisky from pot stills.
www.thewhiskystore.de /beginner/blend.htm   (918 words)

  
 The Whisky Exchange   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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 whisky merchants world whiskies from canada japan, new zealand wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The vale of Yamazaki at Tennozan Mountain on the outskirts of Kyoto was the birthplace of Japanese whisky.
The malt whisky produced at this Yamazaki Distillery, with a tradition dating back to 1923, has slept through a long cycle of Japan's colourful seasons, the brighness of Spring, the luxuriant green of Summer, the vermilion foliage of Autumn and the white blanket of Winter.
The whisky spirit is supremely smooth, mellow and full of flavour - even before it is laid down to mature in oak barrels Hand crafted to perfection, the unique distillation and maturation process at Penderyn produces a single malt whisky that is smooth, light in character and softly golden in colour.
www.whiskymerchants.sageweb.co.uk /worldwhisky.htm   (928 words)

  
 Blended whiskies
The whiskies from Speyside are typically the sweetest of the malts.
Blended whisky is more than just simply a mix of whisky from two different distilleries, it contains two different types of spirit: grain and malt.
Blended whisky is the principal earner for the whisky industry, with only a small proportion of sales coming from single malts, despite recent growth.
www.royalmilewhiskies.com /category.asp?cat_id=W_BLEN   (445 words)

  
 Scotch Whisky Types
In accordance with the Scotch Whisky Act of 1988, Scotch must be matured in oak barrels of a capacity not exceeding 700 litres.
Scotch Whisky is commonly sold in single malt, pure malt and blended versions.
We are the only single distillery to produce both grain whiskies and a number of different malt whiskies on the same site, albeit that the stills are in different buildings.
www.lochlomonddistillery.com /types-of-scotch.htm   (1319 words)

  
 Blends; Scotch whisky, rare and famous blends - Scotchwhisky.com
For as long as they have existed in Scotland, whisky was sold by taverns and hotels, wine and spirits merchants, grocers and provision merchants...
The whisky blenders task is to combine a number of malt and grain whiskies in such a way that the resulting drink is more than the sum of its parts...
The Spirit Act of 1860 made it possible to produce large volumes of blended whisky, and many spirits merchants and grocers began to specialise in producing blends with a very broad appeal...
www.scotchwhisky.com /english/about/blended   (143 words)

  
 Whisky, about my collection of miniature bottles and labels, and some interesting links
Whiskies are made in other countries, notably Ireland and Japan but whiskies they may be, and good ones even, but Scotch they are not.
Blending of our products is performed under the expert guidance of our technologist, which gives the blends of selected spirit, malt and imported scotch whiskies containing natural flavors extracted from various rare herbs available only in various ranges of Himalayan mainly from Ramdung Peak, Chulu East, Ama Dablam, Cho Oyu, Pumori, Langtang, Ghandruk, Kanchanjungha Range.
Wainscot whisky is bottled in a special type of 750 ml, 375 ml and 180 ml bottle and each bottles has an attractive and non-refillable guala caps for its security point.
web.inter.nl.net /hcc/Langenberg/Whisky.html   (1313 words)

  
 Blended Scotches We Love - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Blended Scotch, on the other hand, is--as its name implies--the result of blending approximately 65% grain whisky with 35% single malts, sometimes from dozens of different distilleries.
Each brand of blended whisky has its own particular flavor profile, and while the grain whisky that goes into it is pretty consistent, the barrels from the individual distilleries all vary.
The big advantage of drinking blended Scotch is that it doesn't have to be taken seriously; you don't have to treat it with the ritualistic reverence that goes along with drinking single malts.
www.forbes.com /foodwithwine/2005/02/16/cx_np_0216feat_ls.html   (1305 words)

  
 Cutty Sark blended whisky
he next task was to create a whisky blended to suit the American palate, which prefers lighter whisky.
Back in London the right blend was created, using more grain whisky to lighten the malt content.
Within a few years it was one of the top selling brands of whisky in America, a position which it retains today.
www.scotchwhisky.com /focus/cuttysark.htm   (275 words)

  
 Blended Scotch Whisky Information - scotchwhisky.net
A blended scotch whisky may contain a combination of whiskies from over 40 or 50 different malt and grain distilleries.
The normal ratio of malt to grain is 60% grain 40% malt.
Each whisky used in the blending process will normally have been matured for about 5 years, however there are a number of higher aged blended scotch whiskies available.
www.scotchwhisky.net /blended/index.htm   (84 words)

  
 The Ultimative Whisky Index. A Whisky Lexicon / Whisky leksikon / Whisky Encyclopedia / Whiskey dictionary / ...
Scotch whisky - American Whiskey and Bourbon - Irish whiskey - English whisk(e)y - Japanese whiskey - Thai whisky - Blended whisky, Rye whisky etc..
Blend of 128 individual Malt and grain scotch whiskies.
Blend of grain and malt--heavy on the grain
www.awa.dk /whisky/windex.htm   (1012 words)

  
 About Whisky; What makes scotch whisky (whiskey), malts and blends today - Scotchwhisky.com
Since the first commercial blend was made in 1853, Scotch has become one of the most popular spirits in the world.
Unusually is made from unmalted wheat or maize and is fermented together with green barley as with malt whisky but generally lower in alcohol.
The process of making blended whisky involves chilfiltering, to avoid the whisky becoming cloudy when cold - unchillfiltering retains the 'solids' such as proteins and vitamins.
www.scotchwhisky.com /english/about   (199 words)

  
 Blended Scotch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
There was a time that blends were all that were available to the market outside of Scotland.
According to Poirier's excellent "Whisky with dinner", blends are 65 to 85% grain whisky and only 35 to 15% Malt whisky This is reason enough (for me, anyway) to stick with Vatted and Single Malts.
Actually, this J&B is technically a vatted malt, which means it is a mix of Malt Whiskies only, and contain no grain whisky.
www.charm.net /~kmarsh/blend.html   (599 words)

  
 Johnnie Walker Blue Label, Blended Scotch Whisky $199.99
John Walker and his son Alexander began their earliest blending experiments using a limited range of whiskies, drawn mainly from the islands, the western and northern Highlands and a few distilleries in Speyside.
Once they had rejected whiskies that didn't meet their standards, they found that the very best were strictly limited in supply.
As Blue Label is blended from some of the scarcest and most expensive whiskies in the world, availability is seriously limited.
www.queenannewine.com /johwalblu.html   (327 words)

  
 Blends & Vatted Malts : buy online @ TheDrinkShop.com
Grant's Sherry Cask Reserve is a blend of the finest Scotch whisky that finishes its maturation in c...
The fourth largest blended Deluxe Scotch whisky in the world, is reflected in the spirit of over 350...
Whyte and Mackay Scotch Whisky is recognised as being one of the finest blends of Scotch whisky avai...
www.thedrinkshop.com /products/productlist.php?catid=46   (903 words)

  
 Whisky test/hit list Testing different whisky brands. - Test af diverse whisky mærker.
Each Whisky is tested dry without ice, water etc. and hand warm.
Desuden kan en Whisky virke grumset hvis den er kold, hvilket forsvinder når den lunes lidt.
AWA - Alternative Whisky Academy is a private, none-commercial, no-profit, none-selling whisky society.
www.awa.dk /whisky/wtest.htm   (964 words)

  
 Pinch Blended Scotch Whisky, Dimple Pinch 15 Year Old, 750ml
Pinch Blended 15 Year Old Scotch Whisky, referred to as The Dimple Pinch, established is 1627, the oldest distillers of scotch whisky in the world.
Saviyr te elegant tast of a subtle blend of 15 year old whiskies that is as special as the unique dimpled bottle that holds it.
The result is an exquisite 15 year olf blended scotch whiskey that was blended and bottled in Scotland itself.
www.queenannewine.com /pinch.html   (199 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Black Velvet Blended Canadian Whisky at Epinions.com
There is the typical blend of grains used to make the "mash", although the percentage of corn used is higher in Canadian Whisky than most others.
A blended whisky is one in which "Neutral Spirits" must be added.
In conclusion, Black Velvet is a nice light whisky, it would be perfect for a sipper that doesn't usually like the taste of a heavier US made whisky.
www.epinions.com /fddk-review-114F-1382BAF-390984AB-prod5   (732 words)

  
 K&L Wines: Compass Box Asyla Grain & Malt Blended Whisky 750ml
A blend of Scotch grain whisky and malt whisky (50/50%).
John Glaser's Tasting Notes: Blended Scotch whiskies (that is, blends of grain whisky and malt whisky) are terribly misunderstood.
Ours shows you why the 19th century whisky blenders started combining these two types of whisky to begin with: to create delicious, gulpable, elegant, lighter style whiskies for everyday drinking.
www.klwines.com /product.asp?sku=997295   (423 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Classic Blended Scotch: Books: Jim Murray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Blended Scotch whiskey accounts for more than 90 percent of the world market for Scotch, as well as the majority of whiskey sold in the world, yet Classic Blended Scotch is the first book devoted entirely to the subject.
He also includes an A-Z of 50 classic blends as well as a guide to the whiskey blenders, whose artistry is at the center of whiskey making.
And it is a big heart: There are only a few blended scotch whiskies he doesn't seem to have a love affair with.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1853752975?v=glance   (769 words)

  
 Whisky-online.com
If you cannot find the whisky you are looking for on our website, why not contact us, and we will see if we can locate it and order it for you.
Ardbeg is considered by whisky connoisseurs to be not only the best of the islay malt whiskies but the best whisky in the world
This golden malt whisky signals the welcome return of whisky distillation to Wales after an absence of over 100 years.
www.whisky-online.com   (207 words)

  
 Dewar's White Label Blended Scotch Whisky - Nicholas Roberts Fine Wine - Wine Online - Wine Retailer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Creating the perfectly balanced blend that "never varies" was a task left to the nosing expertise of Dewar's first Master Blender, Alexander J. Cameron.
The secret of blending is passed down from one Master Blender to another.
By law, scotch whisky must be aged in oak casks for at least three years.
www.nicholasrobertsltd.com /122021   (339 words)

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