Scottish Malt Whisky

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 67. Chapters: Scotch whisky, Islay whisky, Single malt Scotch, List of distilleries in Scotland, Glengoyne Distillery, The Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Glenturret Distillery, Isle of Jura Single Malt, Glenfiddich, Glen Ord Distillery, The Macallan, Talisker, Auchentoshan Distillery, Laphroaig, Drambuie, Bladnoch Distillery, Balvenie, Distillers Company Limited, Lochside Distillery, Glenglassaugh Distillery, Kininvie Distillery, Aberlour Distillery, Benromach, Cardhu, The Glenrothes, Whyte and Mackay, Highland Park Single Malt, St Magdalene, Glen Grant, Glen Elgin, Springbank Distillery, Glencadam Distillery, Scotch Whisky Association, Arran Single Malt, Banff, North Port Distillery, Glenfarclas Single Malt, Glenugie Distillery, Tormore Single Malt, Oban Distillery, Dalwhinnie Single Malt, Master of Malt, A'bunadh, Glengyle, Spirit safe, Knockando, BenRiach, Longmorn Single Malt, Glenkinchie, McClelland's Single Malt, Tamdhu, Glen Garioch, Dalmore Distillery, Glen Moray, Scapa, Mannochmore, Ben Wyvis, Cragganmore, Glenury, Prime Blue Pure Malt Scotch Whisky, Classic Malts of Scotland, Tobermory Single Malt, Millburn, Tamnavulin, Speyside single malts, Balblair Distillery, Knockdhu Distillery, Glen Scotia, An Cnoc, List of Highland Single Malts, The Speyside, Caperdonich, Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery, Edradour, Speyside Cooperage, Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail, Campbeltown Single Malts, Clynelish Distillery, Inver House Distillers Limited, Murray McDavid, Pittyvaich, Dailuaine, Balmenach Distillery, Brora, Deanston Distillery, Blackwood, Ladyburn, Strathisla, Royal Brackla, Port Ellen Distillery, Island Single Malts, Loch Lomond Single Malt, Tomatin, Lowland Single Malts, Ben Nevis Distillery, Glendullan Distillery, Parkmore, Isle of Barra distillery, Dallas Dhu, Rosebank Distillery, ScotlandWhisky, Glenflagler, Blair Athol Distillery, Inchgower Single Malt, Royal Lochnagar Single Malt, Glayva, Killyloch, Highland Distillers, United Distillers. Excerpt: Scotch whisky (often referred to simply as "Scotch") is whisky made in Scotland. Scotch whisky is divided into five distinct categories: Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Grain Scotch Whisky, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (formerly called "vatted malt" or "pure malt"), Blended Grain Scotch Whisky, and Blended Scotch Whisky. All Scotch whisky must be aged in oak barrels for at least three years. Any age statement written on a bottle of Scotch whisky, in the form of a number, must reflect the age of the youngest whisky used to produce that product. A whisky with an age statement is known as guaranteed age whisky. The first written mention of Scotch whisky is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, 1495. A friar named John Cor was the distiller. The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SWR) came into force on 23 November 2009 (subject to certain transitional provisions). They replaced the Scotch Whisky Act 1988 and the Scotch Whisky Order 1990. Whereas the previous legislation only governed the way Scotch whisky must be produced, the SWR also set out rules on how Scotch Whiskies must be labelled, packaged, and advertised. The SWR also states that it will be illegal to export Single Malt Scotch whisky (not blends) from Scotland other than in a bottle labelled for retail sale, effective 23 November 2012. The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 define ¿Scotch Whisky¿ in UK law. Under the legislation, ¿Scotch Whisky¿ means whisky that has been: Wholly matured in an excise warehouse in Scotla...