WHAT IS SINGLE CASK MALT WHISKY?
This takes single malt whisky one stage further. A single cask malt whisky is just that – the bottle contains only whisky which was matured in the same cask. A single cask may give many different bottles of whisky. Single cask malts may be exceptionally successful products of the distillery in question, but they may also be unrepresentative of the distillery’s normal production. This is because as wood is a living material, maturation may vary considerably from one cask to another. A single cask whisky is thus not always a guarantee of quality. Back to top HOW IS SINGLE MALT WHISKY MADE? Click here to follow our Classic Malts Distillery Managers as they guide you through the process. Back to top WHAT GIVES A SINGLE MALT ITS DISTINCTIVE AROMAS AND FLAVOURS? There are a number of influencers on the final flavours, aromas and tastes of Single Malt Scotch Whisky that vary by distillery. Here are the 5 main ones: The barley Unlike other whiskies, Scotch Malt Whisky is made only of malted ba
