Single Malt Whisky
How Single Malt Whisky is Made
Whisky or whiskey is a broad category alcoholic beverage. There are many different types of whisky. Single malt Scotch whisky is one of the types of malt whiskeys. It is one of the most popular sprits drunk today. And this spirit is believed to be made best in the country of Scotland. Over the years many countries have tried to duplicate the success of Scotland’s whisky but to no avail. It cannot be made anywhere else for reasons that have defied many a great scientists in different countries.
Whisky and Scotland share an age old relationship. The best whisky in the world comes from Scotland. In fact the birth of whisky was in Scotland. Scotland makes the finest whisky from the most elemental of all Scottish ingredients, water and barley.
All scotch whiskeys are distilled from just a single grain which is malted. The grain used to derive Single Malt Scotch Whisky is barley. As the name suggests, the whisky comes from a single distillery. Blended malts are the ones that come from multi-distillery. Like any other Scotch whisky, the single malt Scotch whisky is distilled in Scotland and is then allowed to mature in oak casks for a minimum of three years.
In Scotland a lot of history is attached with this beverage. It is the drink of welcome and farewell in this land. Be it the welcome of babies or guests, they are all welcomed with a dram. In the days of old, a dram was the seal for any deal, especially business deals. Travelers who had long journeys to cover during the nights would take a bottle of whisky along with them. Whisky was even used for various ailments, it was even used for kids, like tooth ache or flu or the cold.
Scotch also plays an economic role in the U.K. and is the most exported item in all of U.K.