variety whiskey

Whiskey - is flavored alcoholic beverage obtained by the distillation of fermented mash of grain, followed by a long aging in oak barrels with charred interior walls. Is the national drink of the Anglo-Saxon countries. Whiskey production especially developed in Scotland, Ireland, USA and Canada, and Japan. The word "whiskey" is derived from the Celtic name of the drink - "water of life."
CLASSIFICATION OF WHISKEY

Whisky connoisseurs know a lot about this noble drink. Someone refers favorably to all its varieties, anyone inclined to only true single-malt Scotch.
Whisky is not only the country of production and aged for, as well as by what crops are at its core. Traditional whiskey "likes" barley.

There is the following classification of whiskey:

1. Malt whisky - malt whiskey, made from pure barley malt without mixing with grain. There are the following types:
• DRAUGHT - a mixture of malt whiskeys from different viskikuren.
• Single Malt - Whisky from one place of production, but can mix different years of aging whiskey. Under the rules, it can be sold after three years of aging, but in practice it is usually aged from 8 to 15 years. A variety of single malt whiskey is malt whiskey odnobochkovy. Single malt whiskey is more valuable than DRAUGHT.

2. Grain whisky - grain whiskey produced from other crops: corn or unmalted barley with a small amount of malted barley. It is sold as pure grain whiskey is used for blended whiskey, and after further purification used in the production of vodka or gin.

3. Blended whisky - blended whiskey, it is prepared by mixing malt and grain varieties.
This species is better known, and it is produced in large quantities. Whiskey, where more of the malt, called «Deluxe».

Malt, Grain & Blended
Grain whiskey

This type of whiskey is officially in 1909 from corn with a small addition of malted barley. There are some fundamental differences between making malt and grain whiskeys.

First, grain whiskey distilled in pot stills do not like malt, and distiller Coffey, in which alcohol is produced continuously with steam.
Second, spent only one grain whiskey distillation.
Third, grain whiskey can be considered mainly as industrial raw materials used for the preparation of the most common type of whiskey - mixed (blended). Grain whiskey is almost devoid of flavor. For fans in Scotland, bottled only brand - Old Cameron Brig Choice (Choice Old Cameron Brig). Popular representative of Irish grain whiskey is Grinor (Greenore).

Thus, grain whiskey can be considered as a kind of semi-finished product, a lot of brands produced which largely contributes to the existence of such a large number of blends.
MALT WHISKY

It is the oldest whiskey, produced from pure barley malt, after a minimum of combining two continuous distillation. The drink is aged in oak barrels for at least three years, an average of 8-12 years. Some brands of whiskeys matured for 20-25 years.

Of great importance are themselves barrels, which is an excerpt. Maturing whiskey loses focus, becomes softer, receives additional oak flavor. Changing and color of the drink: in the course holding it gets darker. Before bottling whiskey is filtered and diluted with water to a strength of 40% vol.

Malt whiskey has almost unique feature of strong alcoholic drinks to purchase a specific taste, depending on the place of production. Only cognac and Armagnac, to some extent, have the same characteristics from the soil in which it grows raw.

By popular brands include: Aberlour Single Malt, Bowmore - one of the best-known and best-selling malt whiskey in the world, Glen Grant - the best-selling whiskey in Italy, wonderful single malt Glenfiddich; original single malt Highland Park.

The popularity of malt whiskey
BLENDED WHISKY

Mixing of malt and grain whiskey followed by a continuous distillation gives a new type of whiskey, called blended (blended). This drink can contain up to fifty different varieties of malt and grain whiskeys.

Each brand has its own flavor, which is strictly maintained manufacturers to maintain a constant taste. The inscription on the label blended whiskey "Premium" and "Deluxe" means that the consumer has to deal with the most sophisticated and expensive varieties. This drink contains as components in a significant number of aged malt whiskey.

Mixed or blended whiskey won the lion's share of the world market. Of this species can be distinguished: Ballantines - considered one of the best brands in Europe and the third largest global market whiskey; Bell's - the leading brand in the UK; Chivas Regal - a benchmark of quality blended Scotch whiskey; Isly of Skye - has an inimitable complexity and depth taste, this is a genuine whiskey class "luxury".