Scotch Whisky

Types of Scotch Whisky

• 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.whisky-distilleries.info/index_EN.shtm

l• http://www.scotchwhisky.com/• http://www.scotchwhisky.net/index.html

Created By Ewen Broyon