Transcript Scotch Whisky

Scotch Whisky
Types of Scotch Whisky
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Single malt Whisky
Single grain Whisky
Vatted, Pure or Blended malt Whisky
Blended grain Whisky
Blended Scotch Whisky
Single malt Whisky contains 100% of malted barley
and it comes from one distillery.
Single grain Whisky is product whit corn, wheat or
nomalted barley and it comes from one distillery.
Blended malt Whisky is a mix of Single malt Whisky
from more than one distillery.
Blended grain Whisky is a mix of Single grain
Whisky from more than one distillery.
Blended Scotch Whisky is a mixture of Single malt
and Single grain Whisky from multiple distillerys.
History of Whisky
• 1494 First written record of whisky;
• 1505 Guild of Surgeon Barbers, Edinburgh granted
charter to sell whisky;
• 1590 First recorded export of whisky to Ireland;
• 1644 First duty on whisky introduced by Act of Scottish
Parliament
• 1688 First duty on alcoholic strength of whisky;
• 1817 Lagavulin Distilleries open;
• 1823 Licensing of Distilleries;
• 1886 Glenfiddich Distillery founded.
Map
• The map of Scotland
is divided in some
regions : The
Highlands (Western,
Eastern, Northern and
Central) , Speyside,
Lowlands, Islay,
Campbelton and the
Islands (Orkney, Skye,
Mull, Jura and Arran)
Distilleries
• The most distileries is in Speyside
These are the others
Links
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_whisky
• http://www.whiskydistilleries.info/index_EN.shtml
• http://www.scotchwhisky.com/
• http://www.scotchwhisky.net/index.html
Created By Ewen Broyon