Unit 4 - Whiskey Regions Nd

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Whisky Regions

What are the 6 regions

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1) Highlands

2) Speyside

3) Lowlands

4) Islay

5) Campbeltown

6) Islands

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Whisky Regions

Highlands - Location

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1) Highlands are everything north of the highland line, that aren't Speyside.

2) Many are in the Grampian mountains

3) Above Dunfermline and Edinburgh

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Whisky Regions

Highlands - Distillery types

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2 Grain distilleries

40 Malt distilleries

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Whisky Regions

Highlands - Dalwhinnie

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1) Joint highest distillery in Scotland

2) New make has no copper contact so very sulphurous.

3) Honey notes

4) Released at 15 yo.

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Whisky Regions

Highlands - Glenmorangie

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1) Tallest stills in the industry

2) The cut starts high toned - nail varnish

3) Only use casks twice

3) Second fill kept in dank area - greater cask driven oxidation.

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Whisky Regions

Low Lands - Location

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1) Below Dundess and Perth

2) On English border

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Whisky Regions

Lowlands - Distillery types

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1) Lowlands were the capital of continuous distillation and grain whisky production.

2) Fastest growing malt region in Scotland

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Whisky Regions

Lowlands - Haig Club

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1) Grain whisky

2) Developed by Diageo

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Whisky Regions

Lowlands - Auchentoshan

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1) Only Scottish distillery to exclusively triple distill.

2) Light flavour spirit - malty citrus notes

3) Light oak use as light in style.

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Whisky Regions

Islay - Location

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1) Island next to Jura

2) Isaly Peat different to mainland peat

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Whisky Regions

Islay - Ardbeg

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1) Now owned by Glenmorangie

2) Heavily peated in style

3) Also releases non dated experimental whiskys

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Whisky Regions

Islay - Laphroaig

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1) Operates its own floor maltings (20%)

2) Peaty and tarry in flavour

3) Use Makers Mark barrels

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Whisky Regions

Islands - Location

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1) Islands to the west of Scotland

2) Jura, Arran, Skye

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Whisky Regions

Islands - Talisker

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1) On Isle of Skye

2) Long ferments and in wood

3) Tall pots with U bend in them - Vapours reflux back into the still through a purifier pipe.

4) Owned by Diageo

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Whisky Regions

Campbeltown - Location

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1) In Kintyre

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Whisky Regions

Campbeltown - Distilleries

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1) Only 3 of them

2) Make 5 Whiskys

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Whisky Regions

Campbeltown - Springbank

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1) Able to malt, distil, mature and bottle onsite

2) Only Scottish distillery to have this

3) Long ferments - 100 hours

4) Complex flavours, smoke finish.