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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Vatted malt
		Vatted Malt is a whisky which is blended from a number of different single malts from different distilleries.
		The term "vatting" is used to describe the blending process—and does not automatically equate to a vatted malt.
		Vatted malts or pure malts are to be reclassified as blended malts as part of a process to standardise Scotch whisky descriptors set out by The Scotch Whisky Association, which represents the majority of Scotch whisky distillers in the industry.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vatted-malt (0 words)

	Scotch Single Malt Whisky, Blended, Vatted, And Other Malts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This distillery releases two malt whiskies, a single malt under the Cradle Mountain name (no age statement), and a vatted malt called "Antipodean Double Malt" which is a combination of Cradle Mountain mixed with Springbank.
		An 8-year-old vatted malt from an independent bottler (not to be confused with the original Glengyle distillery buildings recently purchased by Springbank -- read more).
		The malt is flavored by hardwood smoking, and the spirit is matured in bourbon casks.
	www.maltwhiskey.com /html/othermalts.htm (0 words)

	Cigar Aficionado \| Web Features Print\| Scotch Rebel
		In an atmosphere in which whisky connoisseurship has been defined by the single malts of Scotland, Glaser has championed not only vatted malts (marriages of pot-stilled single malts) and blends (malts blended with column-stilled grain whisky), but grain whisky itself -- the very ingredient that was thought to degrade blended whiskies.
		He was on the island of Eleuthera and hence his original vatted malt was named.
		Vatted malts were rare at the time, usually created in the United Kingdom to commemorate events such as coronations, but it wasn't completely unheard of among whisky lovers.
	www.cigaraficionado.com /Cigar/CA_Features/CA_Feature_Basic_Template_Print/0,2809,1395,00.html? (0 words)

	Celtic Malts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Re-introducing 'pure' as a descriptor for a malt whisky which on the surface gives consumers the impression of being a single is a loophole for shabby operators to cranking out by definition vatted malts as look-alikes single malts.
		As to the guarantee that a 12 y.o.
		Malt whisky has been born out of the culture and the history of the various distilleries is tightly bound with the history of Scotland as a whole (okay we can argue about the modernity of the malt distilleries).
	www.celticmalts.com /journal-i1.htm (14671 words)

	Vatted malt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vatted Malt is a whisky which is blended from a number of different single malts from different distilleries.
		The term "vatting" is used to describe the blending process - and does not automatically equate to a vatted malt.
		One of the most popular vatted malts is Johnnie Walker Green Label (labelled a pure malt by the company).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vatted_malt (109 words)

	Scotch List at Restaurant Nora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Scotch malt whisky is the embodiment of the French concept goût de terroir-taste imparted by the soils, the air, the water, the shape of the still, the wood it's aged in, etc. etc.
		A vatted malt is blend of singles, it differs from traditional blended Scotch in that it is pure malt whisky, no grain.
		With hints of beeswax, warm, spicy malt and a delicate kiss of peat to offset the thick, oily palate this whisky expresses the power that is often overlooked in Speyside malts.
	www.noras.com /menu/asiascotch.htm (652 words)

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		Single malt Scotch whisky is malt whisky that is distilled entirely at a single distillery, and is not blended with grain whisky.
		Vatted malt whisky is one of the less common types of Scotch: a blend of single malts from more than one distillery and with differing ages.
		Vatted malts contain only malt whiskies—no grain whiskies—and are usually distinguished from other types of whisky by the absence of the word "single" before "malt" on the bottle, and the absence of a distillery name.
	www.lycos.com /info/scotch--single-malt-scotch.html (444 words)

	Scotch Whisky - Homedistiller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Malt whisky distillation begins when the barley is malted, or allowed to begin germination.
		The dried malt is ground and soaked in water, dissolving the sugar and producing wort, the sugary liquid.
		The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottling number 1.81, for instance, is known by some as "the green Glenfarclas": it was finished in a rum cask after 27 years in an oak (ex-Bourbon) barrel and is the colour of extra-virgin olive oil; this is an homage to the legendary "Green Springbank", also aged in rum casks.
	homedistiller.org /wiki/index.php?title=Scotch_Whisky&redirect=no (1853 words)

	Deviant Drams
		Vatted malts are the result of a 'mixed marriage' of two or more different single
		malted and unmalted grains (usually barley, wheat and maize) and distilled in a
		It's a vatting of 3 different types of grain whisky; malted barley, rye and maize.
	www.maltmaniacs.org /ADHD/deviant.html (4191 words)

	The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - About the Whisky
		The latter is a mixture of malt whisky and grain whisky, the quality of the blend usually depending on the proportion of malt used.
		Malt whisky ought, in the opinion of most knowledgeable drinkers, to be taken by itself or (preferably) with the addition of a little still water.
		Malt whiskies are now recognized as the very finest of whiskies and in their prime they compare favourably with the best of Cognac and Armagnac.
	www.smwsa.com /whisky.html (1010 words)

	Whiskytour: Different types of Whisky
		If all the whiskies in a blend are malts, the resulting whisky is called a 'vatted malt' rather than a 'blend'.
		The quantity of malt, as well as the age of the malt in a blend, will inevitably be reflected in the cost of the end product.
		On the other hand blends that use large amounts of Speyside malt may have to be 'dried' out by the addition of malts known for their dry flavour.
	www.whiskytour.com /blends.htm (524 words)

	Vancouver Restaurant - Fets Pasta Bar and Grill — British Columbia, Canada
		Single malt may come from different casks of various ages, but they must all be from the same distillery.
		Vatted malts are whiskies from more than one distillery which have been blended together, according to the specifications of the blender, to produce a fine, consistent product with a personality of its own.
		Both malted barley (barley which has started to germinate and then been dried to arrest its germination) and unmalted barley (barley which remains dormant) are used in the production of grain whisky.
	www.fetsbarandgrill.com /articles02.html (764 words)

	Sipping a wee dram at Scotland's malt whiskey distilleries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A "vatted blend" (sometimes labeled "pure malt" or just "malt whisky") means that all the whiskies in a blend are malts.
		A "blended whisky" is a mix of malt and grain whiskies (combining anywhere from 15 to 40 different malt whiskies with two to three grain whiskies).
		Of the seven single malts I tasted, I developed an immediate affinity for a 1968 Glendronach, a pricey, limited edition vintage whisky, warming and deep, with bursts of ripe cherry.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05230/555444.stm (401 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| 'The whisky critics are wrong'
		The firm's rivals said the industry's reputation was being damaged because the 12-year-old single malt was now being made from a mixture of vatted malts from several distilleries while still being sold under its original name.
		Neither is it a single malt, which is a term meaning that the malt whisky is from one distillery only.
		The main reservation expressed against Cardhu Pure Malt is that this is the wrong sort of innovation - that we're risking damage to the whisky industry and years of investment in the reputation of single malts.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/3278049.stm (1096 words)

	Single malt Scotch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Single malt Scotch is a type of Scotch whisky, distilled by a single distillery, using malted barley as the only grain ingredient.
		Single malt Scotch is traditionally distilled using a pot still, and must be distilled and matured in Scotland.
		Single malt Scotch is too delicate to be aged in new oak casks, as new oak would overpower the whisky with tannin and vanillin, making it overly astringent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Single_malt_Scotch (2155 words)

	Cigar Aficionado \| Web Features \| The Famous Grouse Debuts a Vatted Malt
		The 10-year-old malt whisky from the company that creates the best-selling blended whisky in Scotland is not a single malt nor a blend, but a marriage of malts that contains no grain whiskies.
		Vatted, or pure, malts represent a category of Scotch whisky that, while highly respected in the United Kingdom, is only now getting the attention it accords in the United States.
		Vatted malts are often created to commemorate events such as royal weddings.
	www.cigaraficionado.com /Cigar/CA_Features/CA_Feature_Basic_Template/0,2344,1203,00.html (0 words)

	Vatted Malts
		The whiskies from Speyside are typically the sweetest of the malts.
		A vatted malt of, er, rich and spicy scotch whisky from the new and approachable face on whisky.
		A vatted malt of smokey, peaty whiskies from Scotland.
	www.royalmilewhiskies.com /category.asp?cat_id=W_VMLT (0 words)

	Whisky A to Z- The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
		The verb ‘to vat’ simply means ‘to put into a vat’, but in relation to whisky it has gathered other meanings or implications, and these have changed slightly over the years, which makes the word worthy of our consideration.
		Until 1860, and possibly for longer, this was a ‘vatting’ of malt whiskies only, then it became a mix of malts and grains, without a change of name.
		Cameron — then in charge of the blending department — began a series of experiments by vatting all the malts in the first instance and allowing them to lie for three or four months before re-vatting along with the primary grains to arrive at the proprietary blend.
	www.smws.co.uk /archives/a_to_z_of_whisky.php?letter=V (767 words)

	Type of Whiskey -anish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Vatted Malts: Vatted malts are whiskies from more than one distillery which have been blended together, according to the specifications of the blender, to produce a fine, consistent product with a personality of its own.
		A vatted malt may not contain any grain whiskey otherwise it is blended whiskey.
		Both malted barley (barley which has started to germinate and then been dried to arrest its germination) and unmalted barley (barley which remains dormant) are used in the production of grain whiskey.
	www.wineandwhiskey.info /whiskeytype.html (189 words)

	Single malt Scotch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The barley used to make the whisky is "malted" by soaking the grain in water for 2-3 days and then allowing it to begin to germinate for three to five days.
		Malting is used to convert starch, (which is insoluble in water and not available for fermentation by yeast) to fermentable sugars.
		The age statement on a bottle of single malt Scotch is the age of the youngest malt included, as commonly the whiskies of several years are mixed together to create a more consistent house style.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Single_Malt_Scotch (2155 words)

	Alcoholic Beverages Exporter,Alcoholic Drinks Exporter,Strong Alcoholic Beverages,Strong Alcoholic Drinks,India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Grain whisky is usually made from 10-20% malted barley and then other unmalted cereals such as maize or wheat.
		Vatted malt whisky — also called pure malt — is one of the less common types of Scotch: a blend of single malts from more than one distillery and with differing ages.
		Vatted malts contain only malt whiskies—no grain whiskies—and are usually distinguished from other types of whisky by the absence of the word ‘single’ before ‘malt’ on the bottle, and the absence of a distillery name.
	www.indiamart.com /southseas (916 words)

	Chapter 2 - Malt whisky vocabulary
		Malt whisky in general and single malt whisky in particular - I'll explain later why.
		It's the same as a normal single malt whisky, but all bottles are taken from one single cask of whisky.
		Vatting or blending various casks of whisky from the distillery together gives the master blender some control over the final product.
	www.maltmadness.com /guide-02.html (0 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on The Famous Grouse 12 Year Old, Gold Reserve, Deluxe Scotch Whisky at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The solid malt sense is inviting and complex.
		Neat, the malt warms your mouth and chest leaving you with a spicy mouthfeel.
		Sure, there is complexity and a variety of flavors/notes, however, this vatted malt misses some of the depth and age of whiskeys 3-6 years older.
	www.epinions.com /content_274584276612 (513 words)

	Cigar Aficionado \| Web Features Print\| Scotch Rebel
		In an atmosphere in which whisky connoisseurship has been defined by the single malts of Scotland, Glaser has championed not only vatted malts (marriages of pot-stilled single malts) and blends (malts blended with column-stilled grain whisky), but grain whisky itself -- the very ingredient that was thought to degrade blended whiskies.
		He was on the island of Eleuthera and hence his original vatted malt was named.
		Vatted malts were rare at the time, usually created in the United Kingdom to commemorate events such as coronations, but it wasn't completely unheard of among whisky lovers.
	www.winespectator.com /Cigar/CA_Features/CA_Feature_Basic_Template_Print/0,2809,1395,00.html (1255 words)

	The Scotch Blog: That Funky Monkey
		Since so few distillers malt continue to malt their own barley, the injury is mostly a thing of the past.
		After Diageo's Cardhu fiasco with a "Pure Malt" vatting replacing the previous single malt (then putting it back) the Scotch Whisky Association came up with some new terms for blended scotch whisky, blended scotch malt whisky, etc. and this term "triple malt" seems to be out of order.
		I'm not sure I like the new terms but pure or vatted malt was always confusing before (a combination can't be pure by definition and even single malts are vatted before bottling).
	scotchblog.typepad.com /whisky/2005/08/that_funky_monk.html (954 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.
		The lowest altitude of the Malts, Islay Malts have the smoky, peaty flavour of in spades, plus a hint of saltiness, due to their sea-side aging storage.
		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.
	www.charm.net /~kmarsh/definition.html (0 words)

	Scotland on Sunday - Scotland - Whisky giant's 'threat' to pure single malts
		What the company once sold as its 12-year-old Cardhu single malt, taken from one source as law and tradition dictates, has now been substituted with a vatted malt, blended from a number of different Speyside distilleries.
		Spain, where the vatted malt was introduced in July, was the guinea pig for the new drink, followed by Portugal, France, Italy and Greece.
		Whisky experts are not convinced that the vatted malt issue is anything other than a storm in a quaich.
	scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=1180692003 (1286 words)

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