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Whisky Regions What are the 6 regions |
1) Highlands 2) Speyside 3) Lowlands 4) Islay 5) Campbeltown 6) Islands |
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Whisky Regions Highlands - Location |
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 |
2 Grain distilleries 40 Malt distilleries |
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Whisky Regions Highlands - Dalwhinnie |
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 |
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 |
1) Below Dundess and Perth 2) On English border |
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Whisky Regions Lowlands - Distillery types |
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 |
1) Grain whisky 2) Developed by Diageo |
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Whisky Regions Lowlands - Auchentoshan |
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 |
1) Island next to Jura 2) Isaly Peat different to mainland peat |
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Whisky Regions Islay - Ardbeg |
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 |
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 |
1) Islands to the west of Scotland 2) Jura, Arran, Skye |
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Whisky Regions Islands - Talisker |
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 |
1) In Kintyre |
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Whisky Regions Campbeltown - Distilleries |
1) Only 3 of them 2) Make 5 Whiskys |
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Whisky Regions Campbeltown - Springbank |
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. |