Double Malt Whisky Gift Pack

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How is this different from Single Malt? Remember single malt is a blend of matured scotches from all within one distillery, a highlight of that distillery’s technique. Single grain is a separate designation used to describe whisky made from a grain other than barley. These other grains could be corn, wheat, or rye and can still be malted or unmalted. But again, the “single” in this phrase also indicates the dram comes from a single distillery.

One final difference, single malts are made in pot stills, as we discussed above. Single grains are distilled in Coffey (column) stills which create larger batches and higher ABV! What does Single Malt taste like? This single malt ages for 14 years in Bourbon casks before being transferred to sherry casks for a final period of aging. This final step results in a whisky that’s luscious and soft, with a full-bodied feel and hints of fresh honey and florals. Throw in some toasted spices and candied fruit and you’ve got yourself a winner in Oban’s single malt. According to the Scotch Whisky Association, around 1.28 billion bottles of scotch are sold every year. And scotch alone makes up 70% of Scotland’s food and drink exports! The United States imported over 137 million bottles in 2018. And just last year a bottle of scotch sold for nearly 2 million dollars.Technically, there’s no such thing as double malt, the actual term for double malt is blended malt whisky, as it is a blend of two single malts from more than one distillery. Main Differences History & Origin For many years, Glen Grant was a family affair: established by brothers John and James Grant, with John’s son (also John, but better known as ‘The Major’) setting up the distillery to produce the trademark Glen Grant new make style of light, fresh and fruity. With a medium price point, Highland Park’s 12 Year Old is nothing if not inviting. Expect a combination of licorice and sweeter notes with a burnt, peaty, and almost salty aftertaste. The concept of blended whisky inevitably leads to confusion. Simply put, a blended Scotch whisky is a combination of single malt Scotch whisky and single grain Scotch whisky. Masters of their craft, these blends often take years to perfect, but create entirely unique drams offering complex flavour profiles. How we test blended Scotch whisky A Vatted whisky and vatted malt are old terms for Blended malt. “Blended malt scotch whisky” is the legal, technical term for a blend of two or more single malt whiskys from two different distilleries. Simply, these are single malt scotches from different areas of Scotland that are blended together to create a new bottle with a specific taste profile.

Single Malts are the essence of a distillery. Their own singular expression that comes from their own unique combination of water, drying methods, stills, distillation cutting, cask maturation, and the master distiller’s vision. No two single malts are alike, even from year to year within one distillery. They are unique and highly prized, even the lower aged bottles. Single Grain Oak Aging: Scotch is required to be matured in oak for at 3 years minimum. The final “heart” distillate, a clear liquid is siphoned into specific casks for maturation. Most higher end scotches will be matured for at least 10-12 years, but they can be matured for many decades. Distilleries will use different types of casks to introduce different flavors into their scotch. Ex-sherry and ex-bourbon are two of the most common. The basic definition of single malt is really quite simple: scotch that comes from only one distillery.

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It’s known for its long line of successful bottles and its 12-Year-Old might just be the top choice of them all. This whisky offers the gold standard when it comes to drinking Scotch, with a “heather-honey” flavoring and a wonderful nose.