Comments on: The Basics of Whisk(e)y http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/2009/06/08/the-basics-of-whiskey/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:35:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: thomas campion http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/2009/06/08/the-basics-of-whiskey/comment-page-1/#comment-2757 thomas campion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:35:01 +0000 http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/index.php/2009/06/08/the-basics-of-whiskey/#comment-2757 David got a little heady With his explaination, but I do agree with the fact that high end blends don't rate the price. Being a "used to be" Scotch whisky drammer, I have since moved to bourbon whiskey. The more they advertise (usually to college students, they like to "sweetness when mixed with coke..YECH...) the higher the price. Makers Mark, Ezra Brooks, are less than half the price of Jack (I can't say the last name..it's where I started) and the former are ever so much better than the latter. Not to get on a bourbon kick but I find Jim Beam black a nice whiskey but of late too over priced. Thanks for listening...Tom... David got a little heady With his explaination, but I do agree with the fact that high end blends don’t rate the price. Being a “used to be” Scotch whisky drammer, I have since moved to bourbon whiskey. The more they advertise (usually to college students, they like to “sweetness when mixed with coke..YECH…) the higher the price. Makers Mark, Ezra Brooks, are less than half the price of Jack (I can’t say the last name..it’s where I started) and the former are ever so much better than the latter. Not to get on a bourbon kick but I find Jim Beam black a nice whiskey but of late too over priced.
Thanks for listening…Tom…

]]> By: ROBYN DEROSA http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/2009/06/08/the-basics-of-whiskey/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 ROBYN DEROSA Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:19:41 +0000 http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/index.php/2009/06/08/the-basics-of-whiskey/#comment-2106 WHAT DO YOU BUY A SCOTCH DRINKER WHO HAS EVERYTHING ON FATHER'S DAY???? GLENCARIN WISKEY GLASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT DO YOU BUY A SCOTCH DRINKER WHO HAS EVERYTHING ON FATHER’S DAY???? GLENCARIN WISKEY GLASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: David Tong http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/2009/06/08/the-basics-of-whiskey/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 David Tong Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:16:22 +0000 http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/index.php/2009/06/08/the-basics-of-whiskey/#comment-2101 Single Malt is whisky made from 100% malted barley at a single distillery, using a 'pot still' and may be distilled 2 or (typically for lowland malts) 3 times. It may be a blend of various ages, in which case the age of the youngest component is shown. Grain whisky is made from other grains at by a continuous distillation process and is a relatively neutral spirit, closer in style to vodka. It is much cheaper to produce, which is why it is used in blends. Some producers sell a Single Grain whisky. Blended whisky is normally a blend of malt and grain whiskies. A blend that only contains malt whisky from multiple distilleries is correctly termed a vatted malt. Though some in the industry often claim that "some blended Scotches are regarded as highly as the finest single malts" it's not generally true. The vast majority of blends are just watered down malts; whereas the high-end blends tend to be far more expensive than an equivalent quality single malt. Single Malt is whisky made from 100% malted barley at a single distillery, using a ‘pot still’ and may be distilled 2 or (typically for lowland malts) 3 times. It may be a blend of various ages, in which case the age of the youngest component is shown.

Grain whisky is made from other grains at by a continuous distillation process and is a relatively neutral spirit, closer in style to vodka. It is much cheaper to produce, which is why it is used in blends. Some producers sell a Single Grain whisky.

Blended whisky is normally a blend of malt and grain whiskies.

A blend that only contains malt whisky from multiple distilleries is correctly termed a vatted malt.

Though some in the industry often claim that “some blended Scotches are regarded as highly as the finest single malts” it’s not generally true. The vast majority of blends are just watered down malts; whereas the high-end blends tend to be far more expensive than an equivalent quality single malt.

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