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What is Whiskey or Whisky?
Now, All whisk(e) is distilled
from fermented grain or grains(corn, wheat, barley). Different types of
whisk(e)y have different prportions of these grains. Here is a simple typology
of whiskeys:
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Blended: Blends of straight whiskey, neutral grain spirits and other stuff, such as sweetners and color additives. Bonded: Straight Whiskey, not a blend of different spirits. Aged no less than 4 years and bottled at no less than 100 proof. Bourbon: Distilled from no less than 51% corn. Canadian: Distilled cereal grain (corn, rye, wheat or barley) blended and aged in Canada from 3 to 5 years. Corn: Distilled from no less than 80% corn. Irish: Distilled from Barley and made in Ireland. Rye: Distilled from no less than 51% rye. Scotch: Distilled from barley that has been warmed with burning peat bricks, which helps give it an intense, smoky flavor. Single Barrel: All the whiskey within botles marked "single barrel" come from one barrel. Why is this a point often hyped? Simple- not all barrels of whiskey age alike. A few barrels might hold super tasty whiskey, so producers will tkae these barrels, bottle them separately and sell them for a higher price. Single Malt: Term applied to Scotch or Irish Whiskey, typically. Means that the malt (the barley which was malted to make it fermentable) was all distilled at the same distillery. Contrast with Blends, which are a mix of malts/whiskeys from more than one and some times dozens of distilleries, along with other stuff.
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