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The Blind(er) truth aboutaging Whisky.
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Single Grain Scotch WhiskyThe unsung Hero
William of Orange – the inventor of grain whisky …
And his first grain whisky distillery …
SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY:
Distilled for over 250 years in Scotlands
Traditionally enjoyed in Scotland’s Central Belt, where it’s mostly mades
Since 1832 distilled mostly in traditional Coffey Stillss
Key component of world-famous Blended Scotch Whiskies such asJohnnie Walker, Dewars, Chivas Regal, J&B and Buchanan’s for last 150
yearss
Production strictly regulated by law for over 100 yearss
One of the five legal categories of Scotch.s
A distinct texture and flavour
THE SCOTCH WHISKYREGULATIONS
Single Grain Scotch Whisky can only be made with natural ingredients:
wheat (sometimes rye or maize), malted barley, water and yeast
sNo additives are allowed during the distillation process
sABV must be less than 94.8% – clearly differentiating it from
highly-rectified ‘neutral grain spirit’s
Finally, the whisky must be matured in oak casks in Scotland
for a minimum of three yearss
Single Grain Scotch Whisky has the nose, flavour and character of whisky, though in a less pronounced way than
some more robust single malts
“It is an acquired taste for a man to drink Islay pure, or Campbeltown pure, or Glenlivet pure; but by mixing those whiskies in certain proportions you make them much more
palatable and pleasant, and produce a better article.
…If you unite different characters of whisky, if you make a blend of say five fine malt whiskies, without grain, unless
they have been blended for a very long time together, you can almost detect the different distilleries they came from…
[But] If you put in a very small quantity of grain into your blend you at
once marry them, and you cannot detect the difference in the slightest…”
JAMES GREENLEES, 1891
Grain whisky was at the centre of the ‘what is whisky’ debate of 1908-09
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THE INFLUENCE ON CHARACTER .1FULL PANEL
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THE INFLUENCE ON CHARACTER .2FULL PANEL
THE INFLUENCE ON CHARACTER .2FULL PANEL
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KILLER GRAPH AND MATURATIONDAVE
Age = Number
Maturity = character
Flavour
Time
Distillery Character
Active Cask
Distillery Character
Flavour
Time
Knackered Cask
No age statement = creative freedom?
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THE EMERGENCE OF AGE STATEMENTSNICK
Anyone who doubts the age of Mackie’s White Horse Whisky is requested to take a dram …
“Age” was part of a sustained campaign by blenders to build the reputation of the Scotch Whisky category in the early twentieth century
Some used age statements to win the trust of consumers
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Cliché & Rules V EnjoymentDAVE & GERRY
Johnnie Walker Select Casks
Rye Finish. 46%abv
Port Dundas Grain 18 yrs old. 56.5%
abv
Benrinnes 21 56.9%abv
Caol Ila New Make.68.9%
Knockando 23 yr. 49.4% abv
Brora 35 year old. 48.6% abv
Talisker Skye. 45.8% abv
Discussion Q&A
The Blind truth aboutaging Whisky.•Tweet with #isolderbetter#isolderbetter
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•Dave : @davebroomwhiskyDave : @davebroomwhisky
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