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	Nation's Restaurant News: Single malt scotches make a comeback as prestige drink
		Single malt scotch is a hot item right now, exploitable in the way that wine has been used to promote a restaurant, build a name and more closely link a fine beverage with a complete dining experience.
		Single malts are made from barley, water and yeast and are the basis, along with grain whiskey, of blended Scotch.
		Single malts from the far western sections of the Highlands, from Campbeltown and Islay, are considered the most exotic, with a rich, big-bodied flavor and stong peat-and-smoke character.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3190/is_v21/ai_4798678 (1129 words)

	Single Malts
		Single malts are still growing, of course, although the market has definitely slowed down in the past couple of years.
		Single malts, and some of the ultra premium blends, are the saving grace for the broader scotch whisky category at large.
		So, it's a malt that can be appreciated both by newcomers to single malts, or by anyone new to whiskies, for that matter, and it also has great appeal for connoisseur drinkers, as well, or anyone who's very familiar with the category.
	www.beveragebusiness.com /bbcontent/art-arch/mmbrad02.html (5378 words)

	SMOKE 09/96 - Single Malt Scotch - A Class Act Whiskey (pg.2)
		Single malt fanciers often make the mistake of thinking that blends are always inherently inferior.
		While each single malt producer strives to maintain the individual character of its product, most distilleries offer their malts in various forms that can refine the taste and up the price -- such as different age levels (8, 10, 12, 15, 18, etc.), different types of barrels, proof strengths, and the like.
		Many single malts fans are always on the lookout for whiskies they haven't tried yet, not just out of curiosity, but also to hone their preferences.
	www.smokemag.com /0996/scotch2.htm (1409 words)

	Adams Market Research Alcohol Beverage Industry
		Malts made in the Lowlands of Scotland are often overshadowed by those from the Highlands.
		The microclimate of the isolated and wind-swept island is dominated by the North Sea and North Atlantic.
		Chivas Century of Malts — The Chivas Century of Malts is a blend of distinctive single malt whiskies produced from the 100 distilleries throughout Scotland.
	www.beveragenet.net /sw/2005/0504/0504ps2.asp (1975 words)

	Islay whisky -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Islay whisky is (Whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still) Scotch whisky made on (An island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides) Islay, the southernmost of the (additional info and facts about Inner Hebridean Islands) Inner Hebridean Islands.
		The island has also been the home to a number of distilleries which are now closed, the most famous being the (additional info and facts about Port Ellen Single Malt) Port Ellen Single Malt (of the peaty character) which operated from the (The decade from 1820 to 1829) 1820s to 1983.
		Islay hosts a "Festival of Malt and Music" each year at the end of May, with events and tastings celebrating the cultural heritage of the island.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/is/islay_whisky.htm (279 words)

	Stateways-Nov/Dec 98 - Single Malt Scotch (continued)
		The characteristics of single malt Scotch varies with the product's region of origin, and even differ from one another (being from a single distillery) when they come from the same region, using the same barley, peat bogs and source of water.
		But, in terms of style, island malts are similar in their weight, structure, smoky-peatiness and pungency.
		Single malt Scotch suppliers will be slugging it out with everyone else this holiday season, vying for consumer attention on the display floor.
	www.beveragenet.net /sw/1998/1298/1298sct1.asp (696 words)

	Favorite Scotch Single Malt Whiskies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Few Lowland malts age well beyond their teens as the lightness of the whisky tends to be overpowered by the oak and cedar notes that emerge from the cask.
		Lowland malts tend to have a distinctive lightness and oftentimes a "toasted marshmallow" quality, and Highland malts tend to be recognized for their fruity, flowery, or sherry characteristics.
		I'll probably have a taste of these and several other whiskies, but I wanted to choose a single malt that was readily accessible, affordable (at least not outrageously expensive), and one that signified the best of what is happening in the world of whisky at the end of the century.
	www.maltwhiskey.com /html/favorites.htm (3804 words)

	K&L Wine Merchants - Single Malt Scotch
		Single malt scotches are produced by individual malt whisky distilleries such as Laphroaig or Macallan and independent bottlers such as Adelphi or Signatory.
		Lowland malts are dry, when compared with their Highland counterparts and, although often quite spirity, are light whiskies with generally fewer individual differences than those of other regions.
		The Island malts from Skye, Mull and Orkney are characterized by a peaty, smoky nose and flavor.
	www.klwines.com /malts.asp (758 words)

	Islay - Malt Whisky Regions - www.scotchwhisky.com
		The Island of Islay (pronounced 'Eye-la') is the southenunost of the Western Isles, and lies on the eastern side of Kintyre.
		There are eight distilleries on the island, all coastal and battered by salt-winds.
		Among their products are the strongest flavoured of all malt whiskies, a property which endears them to some and disgusts others.
	www.scotchwhisky.com /english/about/malts/regislay.htm (382 words)

	LEARNING ABOUT SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
		Once the well-kept secret of Scotland and a handful of aficionados, single malt whisky is now the drink of choice for a growing number of discerning Americans.
		Single malts, like fine wines are selected and valued for their flavor and age.
		Classic malts, such as Aberlour, are the result of a combination of natural elements that have set the region apart from all others.
	www.travellady.com /articles/article-scotch.html (931 words)

	On TV : The Genuine Article : Single Malt Scotch: The Water of Life : Fine Living
		While blended whiskeys outsell single malts nine-to-one the world over, single malt whisky is the hardest scotch to make and the finest to drink because there are no products added to hide weaknesses or to artificially bolster flavors.
		Single malt scotch is created from one grain of malted barley by a single distiller.
		While the company is not the oldest distiller on the island, its entire production process is done exactly as it was when the company opened its doors in 1881, without the use of a single computer.
	www.fineliving.com /fine/genuine_article/article/0,1663,FINE_1416_2725680,00.html (732 words)

	Scotch Single Malt Whisky Distilleries of Islay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		There aren't any distillery single malt releases in the US, though in the UK there is a 15-year-old release from United Distillers as part of the Flora and Fauna line.
		With the current enthusiasm for single malts, many blenders have found there is more money to be made by bottling the individual whiskies rather than blending them.
		The 21-year-old was released on the 25th anniversary of the maltings at Port Ellen (sadly, and without note on the label, it was the 15th anniversary of the silencing of the stills.
	www.maltwhiskey.com /html/islay.htm (3686 words)

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		These can be called 'single malts' as they are distilled from a barley malt, but can't be called 'Scotch.' I also have two 'single grains' which are made from a grain other than barley.
		They are called vatted malts which means they are all made up from single malt scotch, but contain more than one malt in the final bottling.
		These rooms are open to the air, so this is where the island malts pick up their salt or sea weed flavorings.
	www.billputman.com /scotch.htm (1101 words)

	Book Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Although the larger share of the malt continues to be reserved for blending, a new generation of family management decided to market seriously a bottled single.
		Definitely in a island style, buy combining beautifully all the elements of a classic single malt: smokiness (with its own heather-honey accent); maltiness; smoothness; depth, roundness and fullness of flavor; length of finish (though perhaps not at its youngest).
		The distillery is on the exposed west coast of the island, on the seaweedy shores of Loch Harport.
	www.dallasdubliner.com /whiskey.html (3697 words)

	Park Avenue Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Although Single Malt Scotch has been around for hundreds of years, it has become much more popular in the United States in the past ten years.
		What defines a “Single Malt?” All whisky (they leave the “e” out in Scotland) that is labeled “single malt” must come from Scotland, must be produced only from malted barley and must be the product of a single distillery.
		It is recommended that these fine whiskys be served with a single ice cube or a dash of cool water to release the flavors.
	www.parkavenueclub.com /spirit.html (358 words)

	Definitions
		Also, so-called "Single single Malts" are bottled directly from a selected cask, instead of from the combination of all the casks from that distillery for that year.
		Geographically grouped in the Highlands, Speyside Malts vary from the delicacy of higher altitude Highland Malts to some of the rich flavours of the Islay Malts.
		Single Malts, on the other hand, are much more of a challenge for the distiller.
	www.charm.net /~kmarsh/definition.html (719 words)

	SINGLE MALTS
		For malt drinkers, this presents a whole new training ground in the category that is only just now beginning to impact the American marketplace.
		And I also feel that part of the whole malt romance is that you're more at one with a spirit when exploring a single malt than with a cognac, especially at these cask-strength levels.
		Admittedly, Rhode Island is a shaded market in that it's been protected from the outside world of these mass-market chain stores that cut the price and everything down to the core, to where you're working on a salesman's commission and not on a true markup.
	www.beveragebusiness.com /bbcontent/art-arch/rbbrad10.html (6994 words)

	Single-Malts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Traditional scotches are blends of malt whiskies (made from barley) and grain whisky (made from cereals such as corn, wheat or barley).
		Although the Japanese and Irish produce their own version of single malt Scotches, the name is synonymous with product from some 120 single-malt distilleries in Scotland, many of which are very small.
		Islay (pronounced EYE-lah) malts, from the island west of Scotland, have the strongest taste, a combination of peat and the sea.
	www.cigarlife.com /singlemalts.htm (431 words)

	Poetry and passion in the quest for single malts
		These "vatted malts" offer the student of whisky a chance to acquire a taste for malt before moving onward and upward into the connoisseur's territory of the single, unblended dram.
		"Beginners tend to prefer the lighter malts like Glenfiddich and Glenmorangie, but aficionados prefer the more rugged style of the island malts such as Lagavulin and Laphroaig." After all, there are more than 100 confusing but delightful options, and there is, as Mayle puts it, "a limit to the amount of research you can drink".
		I began to seek out and taste all the single malts I could find and fell in love, not only with the spirits, but their names as well.
	www.btimes.co.za /96/1208/trends/trends.htm (778 words)

	Maynely Marketing Press Release
		The fact that the 1811 House Pub has the largest selection of Scottish single malt whiskies in Vermont, and one of the best in the country has brought it wide acclaim.
		Each of the single malts offered at the 1811 House are distinctive.
		Single malt whisky differs from the popular blended Scotch whiskies (Dewars, Johnny Walker, JandB etc) which are a combination of 40 to 60 percent single malts from several distilleries,
	www.maynelymarketing.com /1811b.htm (685 words)

	Some Tips on Scotch Whisky From a Scottish Ambassador
		Made from malted barley, single malt Scotch whisky is unlike any other spirit, grape or grain.
		Similar to wine in its diversity of style and character, the essence of a single malt is ruled by geography and the nature of local raw materials.
		With little more than 100 single malt distilleries in operation, the variations between the single malts of the lowlands, islands and highlands is distinct.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/27/FD158724.DTL&type=printable (668 words)

	Malt Madness - by Johannes van den Heuvel (All about single malt scotch whisky, not whiskey)
		I usually tend to prefer overproof malts to those bottled at a whimpier 40 or 43%, but in this case the bottling with the lower ABV provides the depth and complexity that attracted me to single malts in the first place.
		However, for a full-time malt maniac like myself a malt needs to show something special to reach the 80's and a score in the 90's is reserved for the very best of the best; a precious few whiskies that deserve to be remembered forever.
		The single grains were the clear winners of the evening but the other categories performed admirably as well.
	www.maltmadness.com (8096 words)

	SINGLE MALTS TASTING GUIDE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Speyside malts tend to be sweeter than single malts from other areas in Scotland.
		Highland malts are reminiscent of the moors with hints of heather and honey.
		This single malt comes straight out of the Monarch of the Glen, with a sweet, malted taste and a long, dry finish.
	www.heraldtribune.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041107/NEWS/411070499/1006/SPORTS (350 words)

	Classic Single Malts of Scotland
		The Six Classic Malts of Scotland is carefully selected to best represent each of the mail whisky producing regions of Scotland.
		Appropriately the Classic Malts symbol is the Quaich, which for centuries has been the traditional Scottish drinking bowl reserved for toasting the finest single malt whiskies.
		It is subtle, smooth delicately smody malt with a heathery honey finish.
	www.queenannewine.com /classicmalts.html (306 words)

	The Scotch Connoisseur Page
		For many, their previous Single Malt fare was reserved for local consumption, or was lesser-aged malts and grains for blending.
		While to some this would seem to be a "blending", or a vatted malt, it is still considered a "Single Malt" because it all comes from the same distillery.
		A Single Malt Scotch from the Orkney Islands.
	www.charm.net /~kmarsh/scotch.html (3996 words)

	Whisky - The Spirit of Scotland
		United by a passion for sailing, scenery and single malt whisky, crews embark on a 200-mile voyage through the Inner Hebrides, choosing their own route from Oban to Skye, and back south to Islay.
		The whole of the Hebridean island is the backdrop for a Festival which takes in distilleries, bird sanctuaries, stately homes, village halls, a gaelic college, and even the Internet Café in Port Ellen.
		Black Bottle, the only blended whisky to contain all seven of the island's single malts, continues to sponsor the Festival and the organisers are delighted that the new owners of the brand, Burn Stewart Distillers, are totally committed to supporting the Festival.
	www.visitscottishheartlands.com /whisky/events.html (390 words)

	Regions
		But, although single malt whiskies cannot be neatly packaged and parcelled, certain whiskies do have shared characteristics which can, broadly defined, help to identify a malt's original provenance.
		The Island malts from Skye, Jura, Mull and Orkney are characterised by a peaty, smoky nose and flavour.
		Dufftown is the so-called capital of the Single Malt Scotch.
	www.geocities.com /Paris/Louvre/5822/regions.html (605 words)

	Ramblings about Whisk(e)y (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Bushmills single malt is a disappointment, frankly I prefer the Suntory puremalt.
		For the lighter flavoured highland malts I would suggest either Glen Goyne, Macallan or possibly Glen Morangie (Rhymes with orangey, used to be Jeffie's favorite).
		Single malts are made from a single malting of barley.
	www.red4est.com /lrc/whisky.html (439 words)

	Single Malts
		Ireland is not as renowned as Scotland for its single malts.
		The sixteen year old Malt, is sub-titled three woods because the whiskey is matured in bourbon, sherry and port wood.
		This unpeated Malt is very vague about it's origins stating only that it's "a combination of single malt whiskies..." I don't get the tell tale Cooley nose, so it is probably from Bushmills, though it is lacking in the signature sweetness of the Antrim gold.
	homepage.eircom.net /~whiskey/pajos/single.htm (1408 words)

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