While you have listed two kinds of whisky, blended and single malt, the range is slightly larger. To understand the difference between the blended whisky and single malt whisky we have to also look in a bit more depth. read more
Blended Scotch is one or more single malt Scotch whisky blended with one or more single grain Scotch whisky. It refers to the method of production, not quality. There are great blends just like there are terrible single malts. read more
Formally, however, a blended whisky is a product that contains a mix of barrel-aged malt and grain whiskies. There's a common misconception that because a certain whisky is labeled "single malt," it must be the product of just a single batch or barrel of whisky. This is incorrect. read more
A “single” malt however, is a whisky that is produced by just one distillery or producer. This allows single malt whiskies to develop regional flavors where the distilling methods, land, ingredients, water, peat, heather, type of casks used etc. from that area contributes to the flavor of the whisky in that geographical area. read more