Transcript Whisky a processing line presentation Brought to you by Ilona Stevens

Whisky
a processing line presentation
Brought to you by
Ilona Stevens
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.
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
Ingredients
Barley
Water
Yeast
Processes
How is Whisky made?
What production lines are involved?
Why does every whisky have a different flavour?
Malting
This is the malting floor at Glen Dronoch distillery
Milling
The mill room at the Glenkinchie distillery
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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