You might have observed the fact that the work
"Whisky" is spelt without and 'e' whenever it is written with word
Scotch, while you were browsing thru my blog. There are a bit of disputes as to
why the Scot call it that way, but I would refrain from writing to a Scot
"Whiskey". Did you know, Whisky was first found to be referred in
Ireland, an not Scotland. It is believed monks in the region of Ireland started
distilling Whisky around 5th century and in 1494 the first record was found in
Scotland. It is derived from the Gaelic words uisage beatha, which in turn came
from the Latin Acqua Vitae or “water of life.”
Usque baugh - The Water Of Life
At the most rudimentary step, Scotch Whisky is a distilled
beer. Made using malted barley, but unlike beer as hops are not added and hence
the wash is different. Scotch is distilled twice to get a strong and smooth
spirit and then aged in oak barrels. A spirit to be termed as Whisky must be
matured at least for 3 years and it can be called as Scotch, only if distilled
and matured in Scotland. Some of the main classifications of Scotch Whisky are
:
• Blended Whisky: This is a mix of grain whisky and malt
whisky, and makes up the majority of Scotch that is consumed around the world.
• Single Grain Whisky: This is relatively rare and is made
from non malted grains such as corn.
• Blended Malt Whisky: This is also sometimes known as
“Vatted Malts” or “Pure Malts” and is some of my favourite whisky. It is made
from blends of a number of single malt whiskies from across Scotland.
• Single Malt Whisky: This is made, as the name suggests,
from malted barley grains from a single distillery. They’re often sold with age
statements (10/12/18 years, etc.), which means that they are a blend of single
malts from the same distillery where the youngest whisky used is the age stated
on the bottle, unless it is a single cask bottle where the whisky must all be
from the same making.
Black Dog Triple Gold Reserve Scotch Whisky
The Black Dog TGR is a blended Scotch Whisky, which is triple
matured blended from single malt and grain whisky. The final maturation process
takes place in Sherry casks. The TGR is accepeted a parallel to any 12 YO
Scotch.
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