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Whisky


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Whisky or whiskey?

The spirit made of malted barley or grain

in Scotland is spelled Whisky. Whiskey is

for the product made of malted barley, or

other cereals, in Ireland and in the USA.

Scotch whisky is whisky produced

exclusively in Scotland and it is considered

as the most complex whisky in the world.


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The origins of the whisky

The term whisky derives from the gaelic

name "Uisge Beatha" meaning "water of

life", a direct translation form the Latin

"aqua vitae". Whisky came originally form

Ireland or Scotland, but no one can

definitely say which country was first. The

first scottish mention of whisky dates from1494.


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How whisky is made?

To do a whisky you need 3 different

ingredients

Barley

Water

Yeast


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The barley

The barley is at the base of all the process. The quality of the barley has a greatinfluence on the quality of the end product.The barley being used for the production of whisky is carefully selected. It is after allthe basic ingredient which will determine the quality of the whisky which will be soldyears later. This selection was traditionally the job of the manager of the distillery.Most of the distilleries nowadays buy their malt in a malting plant (for economicreasons), this selection is done less and less by the distillery managers, but well bythe persons in charge at the malting plant. However, the maltings must respectprecise requirements from the distilleries, in order to let them produce their whiskyproperly, and on the same way year after year.There is no legal obligation to use Scottish barley to produce Scotch whisky. Even ifsome producers would like to go back to the tradition, like Bruichladdich does, mostof the distilleries are not concerned by the origin of their barley. The most importantthing is the highest sugar content and the lowest price. The combination of those twoelements is often the only criteria in the choice of a variety of barley. A great deal ofthe barley used to produce Scotch whisky is coming from England or South Africa. It

is not excluded that GMO are used, but it is difficult to get evidences of that. Anyway,this would perfectly conform with the productivity logic. If genetically modified barleygives better harvests with a better sugar content...
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Water

from peat, are carried by the rivers which water is used to makewhisky, and contribute often to the original taste of scotch whisky.Water is another of the most important ingredients in the making

process of whisky.The quality of the whisky depends on the quality and purity of thewater. Water in Scotland is famous for its great purity. The

difference in taste between the whisky coming from variousdistilleries is partly due to the quality of water used.Water in the Highlands is often peaty, which gives it a brownishcolour. Substances, deriving But water is certainly not the onlydetermining factor in the taste of a malt whisky. The manufacturingprocess is of course very important in the final taste of whisky.Water is used in several steps during the distillation process. First ofall, it is mixed to the grinded malt in order to produce the wort. It isalso used for cooling the alcohol leaving the still. Last but not least,water is used to reduce the alcohol at bottling.


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Yeast

Yeast (brewer's yeast, often mixed with

culture yeast) will start the fermentation

process.

The role of yeast is capital. The choice ofthe yeast is part of manufacturing secret of

the distilleries.


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categories of whiskey

There are 3 categories of whiskey:

SINGLE MALTS PURE MALTS

BLENDED.


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SINGLE MALT SCOTCH

The SINGLE MALT SCOTCH is a sort of

AOC Who must meet 3 requirements: to

be the proceeds of the single distillery, be

prepared exclusively from barley malt andScottish provenance.


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PURE MALT

The PURE MALT, a term used to describe

a blend of malt whiskey, but only from one

or more distilleries. There are sometimes

SINGLES MALTS labeled "PURE MALT"


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BLENDED SCOTCH

The BLENDED SCOTCH comes from

whiskey malt and grain (non-malted

barley, wheat and maize) A blended

whiskey usually contains 40% of malt andthe best 60%. The Blended are mostly

lighter.


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The Scottish distillery


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My favourite

Edradour


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Edradour Distillery General

Information

Current OwnersSignatory

Location Highlands

Water source A Spring on Ben Vrackie.

Stills 1 x wash still and 1 x spirit

still

Capacity per year 90,000 Litres

Status Active/Producing


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Edradour Distillery History

1825 Founded by a cooperative of farmersfrom Edradour

1837 Existing distillery supposedly founded

1841 Cooperative became "John McGlashanand Company".

1886 William Whiteley & Co Ltd (J.G Turney& Sons, USA)

1947 Electricity installed 1986 Bottled as a single malt for first time

2002 purchased by Signatory


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Edradour Distillery Bottlings

Edradour Distillery Bottlings Edradour

Aged 10 Years


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