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What are the regulations concerning Scotch?
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Made in Scotland
Aged for 3 years in barrel (in scotland) 2 types Malt Whisky (100% malted barley) Grain whisky age on bottle refers to youngest scotch in bottle. |
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How is scotch malt whisky made?
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Barley harvested
soaked in water to germinate Barley is heated to stop fermentation some distilleries use peat to heat malt which imparts smoky peaty note. Malt is ground to form grist. soaked in warm water in the mash turn. activates diastase enzyme converts starches into sugars maltose then sucrose mixture now called wort. Yeast added to wort in a large tank called a washback. Fermentation can take up to 3 days. 5 to 7% by volume, and is now known as wash. wash pumped into a pot still known as washstill and distilled to 30% alcohol. Known as low wine. Moved into 2nd pot still known as the spirit still and distilled again the foreshots and the feints are removed. 70% alcohol. |
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What are the factors that contribute to flavor of a scotch whisky?
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barley
malt level yeast used water used peat levels design of still maturation where what type of wood. |
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Scotch grain whisky
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Distilled in patent still
maize with barley distilled to a higher level of purity usually blended |
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What are the regulations concerning Irish Whiskey?
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distilled three times
patent still mild |
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What are the regulations concerning Bourbon?
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51% corn
2 years in charred barrels no flavor or colour additives pot still or continuous |
