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Types of Scotch

Aberlour 12 Year Old Scotch
Aberlour 12 Year Old Scotch

Aberlour is always a good choice - one of the best value Speyside malts around. This double matured version is a mix of traditional oak and sherry casks and is rich and fruity with delicious Christmas cake notes.

Ardbeg 10 Year Old
Ardbeg 10 Year Old

In a travesty of blogger failure, I’ve managed to write a whisky blog for SIX YEARS without reviewing Ardbeg 10 year-old. I now right this egregious wrong with the following review. I beg your collective forgiveness. Ardbeg, that bastion of peat-freakdom, that Mecca of peat-worship, is one of the ...

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Balvenie
Balvenie

The Balvenie distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Scotland, owned by William Grant & Sons.

Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey
Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey

The difference between Tennessee Whiskey, like Jack Daniel’s, for example, and Bourbon is that after the spirit is distilled, Tennessee Whiskey is filtered through sugar-maple charcoal. This filtering, known as the Lincoln County Process, is what distinguishes Tennessee Whiskey from your average Bourbon, like Jim Beam.

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old
Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old Reviews Fantastic but air detoriates quality Great value, the first half of the bottle was truly fantastic. Unfortunately it seems quality drops extra fast with Bunna 12 as the second half (I finnished the bottle in six mounts time) was pretty ordinary .

Corn Whiskey
Corn Whiskey

Scotch is whisky made in Scotland, while bourbon is whiskey made in the U.S.A, generally Kentucky. Scotch is made mostly from malted barley, while bourbon is distilled from corn. If you’re in England and ask for a whisky, you’ll get Scotch.

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Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition
Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition

Prohibition Edition Released 90 years after the end of the era which it celebrates, Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition has been crafted as a salute to the notorious Captain William McCoy, who smuggled Cutty Sark blended Scotch whisky into America during the Prohibition era of the 1920s.

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve Scotch
Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera Reserve Scotch

After 15 years of maturation, the whisky is mellowed in Glenfiddich’s first-of-its-kind Solera Vat, giving the single malt its richness and depth. Glenfiddich 15 Year Old is the perfect marriage of whisky tradition and innovation.

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Glenmorangie Original 10 Year Old
Glenmorangie Original 10 Year Old

The 'original' sets a high standard for Highland whisky, and has gone from strength to strength since its slightly controversial packaging redesign a few years ago. Medium-bodied and gently warming, with pleasant spicy notes.

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Grain Whisky
Grain Whisky

Scotch whisky is divided into five distinct categories: single malt Scotch whisky, single grain Scotch whisky, blended malt Scotch whisky (formerly called "vatted malt" or "pure malt"), blended grain Scotch whisky, and blended Scotch whisky.

Highland Park 12 Year Old Price: $46
Highland Park 12 Year Old Price: $46

Hope this helps. 12 year old Highland Park is lovely, though flavour has changed in latest out turn. Checked from my own collection. Personally I prefer the older one, but new one still good.

Johnnie Walker Double Black
Johnnie Walker Double Black

Johnnie Walker Double Black Scotch Whisky is an intense blend of iconic flavours turned up to create a bold whisky. Johnnie Walker Double Black Scotch Whisky is an intense blend of iconic flavours turned up to create a bold whisky.

Laphroaig Quarter Cask Price: $50
Laphroaig Quarter Cask Price: $50

Laphroaig Quarter Cask is widely available, and prices are fairly stable. In the U.S., you should usually expect to pay $45 to $50, although officially this should be marked at $55. In the UK, £38 is the rough norm, but in Europe the price is a good deal lower at €32 to €35, presumably due to lower taxes.

Malt Whisky
Malt Whisky

Blended malt scotch whisky: Formerly called vatted malts, these are a blend of single malts from two or more distilleries. Companies such as Compass Box purchase whiskies and blend them to create new products with certain characteristics. Peat Monster, for example, is a Compass Box whisky that emphasizes the rich, smoky flavor of peat.

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Rye Whiskey
Rye Whiskey

Rye whiskey, like its name suggests, is a whiskey that is distilled from at least 51% rye. What is rye? Rye is a type of grass that is a member of the wheat tribe and closely related to barley.

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San Francisco Double Gold Winner Ardbeg Uigeadail
San Francisco Double Gold Winner Ardbeg Uigeadail

Ardbeg Uigeadail earned the Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2011 and 2012, and a score of 95 points from Whisky Advocate. In addition, the whisky earned a score of 97.5 points from the Whisky Bible, which named it the Whisky of the Year.

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SIA Price: $50
SIA Price: $50

SIA . Price: $50 Ripped from the pages of Kickstarter, this crowd-funded scotch turns expectations upside-down by holding its own against legacy like Laphroaig and Glenlivet. With a flavor profile of dried apricot, honey, and tangerine, you can expect some serious depth to this new-fangled scotch.

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Single Pot Still Whiskey
Single Pot Still Whiskey

Single pot still whiskey is a style of Irish whiskey made by a single distillery from a mixed mash of malted and unmalted barley distilled in a pot still. Somewhat similar to single malt whiskey, the style was defined by its inclusion of unmalted raw barley in the mash in addition to malt.

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Son of a Peat Batch 01
Son of a Peat Batch 01

Batch 01 BATCH 01 is a remarkable marriage of eight of the most famous Scotch Single Malts from Islay, Islands and the Speyside region. The end result is a complex and commanding Whisky bottled at the peak of its powers—its spirit barely contained by the cork.

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Talisker 10 Year Old Price: $50
Talisker 10 Year Old Price: $50

A massive success as the island representative in Diageo's 'Classic Malts' series, Talisker 10yo's profile keeps increasing as more fans discover its intense coastal spicy, peaty character. A trul... A massive success as the island representative in Diageo's 'Classic Malts' series, Talisker 10yo's profile keeps increasing as more fans discover its intense coastal spicy, peaty character.

The Macallan
The Macallan

The Macallan distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Craigellachie, Moray. The Macallan Distillers Ltd, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Edrington Group which purchased the brand from Highland Distillers in 1999.

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The Traditional Countries
The Traditional Countries

The Scottish Presbyterians is the official, as well as the largest, church in the country. The Church of Scotland, as it is called, claims the adherence of nearly half the population. Roman Catholics, particularly strong in the western Highlands, make up the second-largest group of worshippers.

Whiskey From the New World
Whiskey From the New World

With the value of global Scotch whisky sales increasing, we countdown the world’s 10 largest Scotch whisky brands. Although the number of bottles of Scotch sold around the world actually fell in 2012, the value of sales grew by 1%. This is attributed to drinkers in the US and Asia turning to more expensive brands.

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