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Whisky aka (to the non-Scots) Scotch  It has to come from a Scottish distillery, be made from malted barley and water that has been malted at the same distillery as it is produced at  Must be distilled in Scotland in oak barrels for no less then three years and one day  It has to be bottled at no less than 40% alcohol by volume  It has to be distilled to at 96.5% alcohol by volume so it retains natural flavours and colouring  Must have no other additives other than caramel colouring and water.  It has to come from a Scottish distillery, be made from malted barley and water that has been malted at the same distillery as it is produced at  Must be distilled in Scotland in oak barrels for no less then three years and one day  It has to be bottled at no less than 40% alcohol by volume  It has to be distilled to at 96.5% alcohol by volume so it retains natural flavours and colouring  Must have no other additives other than caramel colouring and water.

Brief History  Distilling was first discovered in 800bc and brought to Europe by the Moors  The Celts used this new found knowledge to make a drink called Uisge Beath  The name whisky come from Uisge  Distilling was first discovered in 800bc and brought to Europe by the Moors  The Celts used this new found knowledge to make a drink called Uisge Beath  The name whisky come from Uisge

Ingredients Barley Water Yeast

Processes How is Whisky made? What production lines are involved? Why does every whisky have a different flavour?

This is the malting floor at Glen Dronoch distillery Malting

The mill room at the Glenkinchie distillery Milling

Brewing Different distilleries have different shaped stills for brewing. Above is the stills at Bern Altman

Fermentation

Distillation

Aging

Bottling

Whisky is best served with just a drop of spring water and savored

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