| Traditional Scots Whiskey is made in Scotland. | | | | whiskeys are made different ways. Malt Whiskey |
| This is a fantastic way to bring home a traditional | | | | is made with only one grain--which is barley---and |
| souvenir and find enjoyment in it. This beverage | | | | distilled in pot stills. The barley must be malted by |
| has been made for hundreds of years. Even the | | | | steeping it in water. They then have to allow for |
| Ancient Celts worked on distilling and it first | | | | it to get to germination. Traditionally done the |
| started off as the uisge beatha which translates | | | | malting actually releases important enzymes that |
| to "water of life". This eventually evolved into | | | | allow for the break down of starches turning |
| what is now known as Scotch Whiskey. There | | | | them into sugar. After this is complete the barley |
| are quite a few of different types but we will | | | | is then dried. It is dried by using smoke and |
| cover single grain, vatted/blended malt, and | | | | sometimes will even add peat to the fire for a |
| blended. Traditional single grain whiskey is a rare | | | | more "earthy" flavouring. |
| and fantastic find. There are only seven known | | | | Traditional whiskeys are great even just for |
| distilleries that make grain whiskey in the | | | | people that aren't drinking. The bottles that they |
| homeland. The vatted/blended malt whiskey is | | | | come in are very much the best in design and it |
| often times called pure malt. It is also less | | | | would be really great to keep on a mantel of |
| common. There are no grain whiskeys in this type | | | | some sort. After all of this there is the point |
| of whiskey. There has been a change in how | | | | where the makers will mash and then ferment |
| these whiskeys are labelled. | | | | the ingredients. The malt is turned into what is |
| Blended whiskey is the most popular whiskey. In | | | | named "grist". They mix it with very hot water in |
| fact, it accounts for over ninety percent of the | | | | a mash tun. The grist then steeps and this is |
| whiskey that is produced in Scotland. Blended | | | | what is called mashing. After all of that they then |
| whiskey had been created for those that thought | | | | distill the content. This ups the percentage of |
| the single grain to be way too harsh. There are | | | | alcohol and takes out the impurities. This traditional |
| many blends out there that are made for | | | | beverage ends up being ready after the process |
| particular companies. These different types of | | | | of maturation and is ready to sell. |