Single Malt & Blended Scotch Categories Flashcards
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Which Scotch whisky category is defined as a blend of single malt whiskies from at least two different distilleries?
Answer: Blended malt Scotch whisky
Blended malt Scotch whisky is a blend of single malts from two or more distilleries, containing no grain whisky.
What is the minimum number of years a Scotch whisky must mature in oak casks in Scotland?
Answer: 3 years
All five categories of Scotch whisky must be matured in Scotland in oak casks for a minimum of three years.
A distillery releases a whisky made entirely from malted barley, distilled in pot stills, at a single distillery, but from multiple vintages blended together. How is this classified?
Answer: Single malt Scotch whisky
Single malt Scotch whisky can combine casks from different years as long as all spirit comes from one distillery using malted barley in pot stills.
Which grain cereal, besides malted barley, is most commonly used in the production of blended grain Scotch whisky?
Answer: Wheat
Wheat is the most commonly used cereal grain in Scottish grain whisky production, though corn and other grains are also permitted.
The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 define five categories of Scotch. Which of the following is NOT one of those five?
Answer: Single cask Scotch whisky
Single cask is not a legally defined Scotch category; the five categories are single malt, single grain, blended malt, blended grain, and blended Scotch whisky.
What distinguishes a 'vatted malt' from a 'blended Scotch whisky' under modern regulations?
Answer: Vatted malt (now blended malt) contains no grain whisky; blended Scotch contains both malt and grain
What was once called vatted malt is now classified as blended malt Scotch whisky — it contains only malt whiskies with no grain spirit.
In a standard blended Scotch whisky like Johnnie Walker Black Label, approximately what percentage of the blend is typically malt whisky?
Answer: 20–40%
Most blended Scotch whiskies contain roughly 20–40% malt whisky, with grain whisky making up the remainder.