{"id":2083,"date":"2022-08-06T11:06:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T11:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golighthouse.in\/in\/?p=2083"},"modified":"2022-12-14T14:23:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T14:23:50","slug":"expert-speak-single-malt-and-scotch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golighthouse.in\/in\/bon-viviants\/expert-speak-single-malt-and-scotch\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Speak \u2013 Single Malt and Scotch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2083\" class=\"elementor elementor-2083\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c25e31 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"0c25e31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e23da1\" data-id=\"1e23da1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a011a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22a011a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expert Speak \u2013 Single Malt and Scotch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03d2748 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"03d2748\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35db891\" data-id=\"35db891\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc64ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dc64ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the experience\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26942ff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26942ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>By Viren Malhotra, a lover of the good things of life, single malts included.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p>There\u2019s a common misconception that a whisky labeled \u201csingle malt,\u201d must be a product of just a single batch or barrel of whisky. Most single malts however are a blend or a mixture of whiskies, distilled from fermented mash made exclusively with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malt\">malted<\/a>\u00a0grain (usually barley).<\/p><p>The root of all confusion lies in the simple word\u00a0<em>single<\/em>. A\u00a0<strong>single-malt scotch whisky<\/strong>\u00a0is just a product of a single distillery and not the product of a single batch or a single barrel.\u00a0A single-malt Lagavulin may contain Malt whiskies from many barrels\/batches produced at the Lagavulin distillery, but it will contain only whiskies produced at Lagavulin.<\/p><p>Then what are all these other blends we hear about? There are three blends that are generally encountered:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Blended malt Scotch whisky<\/strong>: Formerly called vatted malts, these are a blend of single malts from two or more distilleries.<\/li><li><strong>Blended grain Scotch whisky<\/strong>: A blend of single grains from two or more distilleries. Single grains are usually known for being light and mild, but some distilleries produce exceptional grain whiskies.<\/li><li><strong>Blended Scotch whisky<\/strong>: This is what many consumers think of when they hear the word\u00a0<em>blend<\/em>, since these comprise 90% of the scotch category in sales. A blended scotch is a mix of both malt whiskies and grain whiskies, sourced from several different distilleries. Brands include Johnnie Walker, Dewar\u2019s, J &amp; B, and Chivas Regal.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em><strong>Key Geographical Regions of Single Malts<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Scotland is the Holy Grail of Single Malts. There are essentially five regions in Scotland which produce single malts: Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Islay and Campbeltown. These regions are not prescriptive of flavour, but the Lowland has historically produced lighter whiskies; the Highland region is vast and varied; Speyside is the heart of the whisky world and presents plenty of choice. Islay produces heavily peated whisky. Campbeltown, once a thriving hub of whisky production, produces slightly salty, dry and smoky whiskies.<\/p><p><strong>Highlands<\/strong><br \/>Scotland\u2019s largest whisky region boasts an array of styles, from rich and textured to fragrantly floral, as befits an ever-changing landscape of coastline, moor and mountain. Even without the famed Speyside enclave, some of whisky\u2019s most famous names are found here. Some of the more popular Highland Malts include:\u00a0<strong>Cragganmore \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0A Highland malt and a great place to begin.\u00a0<strong>Macallan \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0A Highland malt and the exemplar of the big sherried style. Expensive, especially the older bottlings, but worth it.\u00a0<strong>G<\/strong><strong>lenmorangie \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Rhymes with \u201corangey.\u201d A wonderful Highland malt that comes in a variety of excellent finishes \u2013 Portwood, Madeira, and sherry.\u00a0<strong>Balvenie \u2013<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>A Highland malt often described as \u201cthe most honeyish of malts.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Lowland<\/strong><br \/>This region now only has four currently producing distilleries:\u00a0the most famous amongst these being Glenkinchie.<\/p><p><strong>Speyside<\/strong><br \/>The two best-selling single malt whiskies in the world, The Glenlivet\u00a0and\u00a0Glenfiddich, come from Speyside. Speyside has the greatest number of distilleries of any of the whisky-producing areas of Scotland. Broadly speaking, Speyside whiskies can be classified as falling into one of two camps. At one end of the spectrum are the light, grassy, \u2018lunchtime whiskies\u2019 such as Glenlivet; at the other end lie the rich, sweet, sherried qualities of Glenrothes and Macallan (also often categorised as a Highland Malt due to its unique location).<\/p><p><strong>Islay<\/strong><br \/>Because of their typical\u00a0peaty style, most Islay whiskies are\u00a0immediately recognisable as such. However, the peaty, smoky\u00a0character of Islay malts isn\u2019t an actual \u2018regional\u2019 trait as such. The whiskies of the distilleries along the southeastern coast of the island, Laphroig, Lagavulin and Ardberg, have a smoky character derived from peat, considered a central characteristic of the Islay malts, and ascribed both to the water from which the whisky is made and to the peating levels of the barley. They also possess notes of Iodine, Seaweed and Salt. Caolila, on the northern side of the island also produces a strongly peated whisky.<\/p><p>The other distilleries on the island make whisky in a variety of styles. Bunnahabhain\u00a0makes much lighter whiskies which are generally lightly peated. Bowmore produces a whisky which is well balanced, using a medium-strong peating level but also using Sherry-cask maturation.<\/p><p><strong>Campbeltown<\/strong><br \/>The Campbeltown region is the smallest of the Scottish malt whisky regions.\u00a0Once a major producer of whisky with as many as 28 distilleries, and claiming the title \u201cwhisky capital of the world\u201d, its production has markedly declined. Most of the distilleries have gone out of business and now only three distilleries continue to produce whisky in Campbeltown, i.e., Springbank, Glengyle and GlenScotia.<\/p><p><em><strong>Irish Whiskey<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>For decades<em>,<\/em>\u00a0serious whiskey drinkers drank scotch. Irish \u201cblended\u201d whiskey was for drowning sorrows\u2013or coffee.\u00a0 However that seems to be changing now.<\/p><p>The line between Irish whiskey and Scotch whisky has become blurred, Irish whiskey companies like Bushmills and Jameson have expanded their range to include deluxe whiskies from aged blends to pure pot stills and their own brand of single malts. The top Irish whiskeys are now just as good as many single-malt scotches.<\/p><p><em><strong>Japanese Malts<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Suntory and Nikka are the two leading Japanese whisky companies. Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 from Suntory was given the World Whisky of the year title by the Whisky Bible 2015. 2015 year marks the first time in the book\u2019s 12-year history that a Japanese whisky has landed the\u00a0title. Needless to say, Yamazaki Malts are now disappearing off the shelves quicker than they can be replenished.<\/p><p><strong>Ageless Whisky\u2019s \u2013 A New Trend<\/strong><\/p><p>A significant trend in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/golighthouse.in\/in\/index.php\/package\/on-the-whisky-trail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whisky world<\/a>\u00a0is the \u2018No Age Statement\u2019. Lately, brands have been replacing the familiar 10, 12 and 18 year range with ageless whiskies with no stated ages. Though aged\u2014as all Scotch must be, for at least three years\u2014these \u201cageless\u201d whiskies are younger than the whiskies they\u2019re replacing and can be released without hitting a specified maturity.<\/p><p>This move away from age statements\u00a0allow a brand much greater flexibility and ability to increase supply without waiting years for stocks to age. Age statements also tie a Company\u2019s hands behind their back in terms of innovation. And innovation has always been the lifeblood of the Scotch whisky category. Amongst the better ageless whiskies recently launched are Glenlivet Alpha and Talisker Storm.<\/p><p><em>Interested in getting first hand knowledge about single malts? 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