For the most part everyone in their life has seen either their grandfather or father sipping on this smelly and undrinkable liquid know as scotch. Recently we have seen a huge second coming of scotch and its not from just the older generations. More and more younger folks are starting to realize that scotch can be one of the most enjoyable liquors found in the world. No one is certain about the exact time when scotch was introduced but records can date back to as early as the 5th century to where traces of a whiskey can be found.
Basically scotch can be broken down into two different categories: Single Malt and Blended whiskey. Single malt refers to a whiskey made from water and malted barley from a single distillery. Blended whiskey (which constitutes 90% of all whiskeys made in Scotland)contain both malt whiskey as well as grain whiskey. This type of whiskey has become extremely popular due to the fact that they typically are not as harsh as some single malt whiskeys. No matter what malt or gain the whiskey made up of, to be considered as a scotch, it must be aged in oak casks for a minimum of 3 years. Of course scotch is made to last and will only get better with more time.
There are about 5 different regions where scotch can be produced and all have different characteristics that are unique to their own geographical area. These areas include Highlands,Lowland, Speyside(which is categorized into Highland), Campbeltown, and Islay. Typically scotch from the region of Islay will show more peatiness and smoke where scotch from the Highlands and Lowlands will show a more subtle nose and have more wood characteristics.
Personally a few of my favorites are:
The Macallan 12 yr $52.99
The Balvenie Doublewood 12 yr $58.99
The Glenlivet 18yr $85.99
Chris OB
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