Made from either a mash of malted barley or yeast-fermented grain mash, the barley is roasted over coal or gas, inside a kiln, before it’s distilled and aged.
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Like its Scotch counterparts, it too is distilled in traditional small pot stills but, unlike the Scotch whisky, the Irish distillers use little or no peat and distil their whiskey three times. Irish WhiskeyĪged for at least 3 years, inside large oak casks. Single malt is seen as the most desirable whisky. It is also subdivided into 5 categories – single malt, single grain, blended malt, blended grain & blended scotch. With a complex taste, it’s often referred to as earthy and smokey, but this can vary depending on whereabouts in the region it is produced. It goes through two distillations, in traditional small pot stills. It is usually made from 100% malted barley, but can also use other grains including corn and wheat. Scotch whisky is aged in oak casks for at least 3 years. Each are categorised by how they’re distilled, the grains used to create them, and where in the world they are produced: Scotch Whisky There are seven different types of whisky. No matter which grain is used, whisky will always be at least 40% alcohol. And each has a different sugar content, the higher the sugar content, the sweeter the whisky will taste.
But did you know, there are essentially 7 different types? Each of those with different grains used to produce it. What is it about whisky that makes is so loved and enjoyed by many? It is essentially a hop-less beer made from either corn, rye, wheat, barley or oats.
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