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The Perceptual Categorisation of Blended and Single Malt Scotch Whiskies Barry C
Smith et al. Flavour (2017) 6:5 DOI 10.1186/s13411-017-0056-x RESEARCH Open Access The perceptual categorisation of blended and single malt Scotch whiskies Barry C. Smith1*, Carole Sester2, Jordi Ballester3 and Ophelia Deroy1 Abstract Background: Although most Scotch whisky is blended from different casks, a firm distinction exists in the minds of consumers and in the marketing of Scotch between single malts and blended whiskies. Consumers are offered cultural, geographical and production reasons to treat Scotch whiskies as falling into the categories of blends and single malts. There are differences in the composition, method of distillation and origin of the two kinds of bottled spirits. But does this category distinction correspond to a perceptual difference detectable by whisky drinkers? Do experts and novices show differences in their perceptual sensitivities to the distinction between blends and single malts? To test the sensory basis of this distinction, we conducted a series of blind tasting experiments in three countries with different levels of familiarity with the blends versus single malts distinction (the UK, the USA and France). In each country, expert and novice participants had to perform a free sorting task on nine whiskies (four blends, four single malts, one single grain, plus one repeat) first by olfaction, then by tasting. Results: Overall, no reliable perceptual distinction was revealed in the tasting condition between blends and single malts by experts or novices when asked to group whiskies according to their similarities and differences. There was nonetheless a clear effect of expertise, with experts showing a more reliable classification of the repeat sample. -
Irish Whiskey Specification
TECHNICAL FILE SETTING OUT THE SPECIFICATIONS WITH WHICH IRISH WHISKEY/UISCE BEATHA EIREANNACH/IRISH WHISKY MUST COMPLY Food Industry Development Division Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine October 2014 Number of pages : 17 File reference: FD/36/073 Language: English (As registered by the European Union Commission Services) Table of Contents 1. NAME AND CATEGORY OF SPIRIT DRINK INCLUDING THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION: 1 1.1. Name: 1 1.2. Category of spirit drink: 1 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SPIRIT DRINK INCLUDING PRINCIPAL PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRODUCT: 1 2.1. Principal Physical Characteristics: 1 2.1.1. Product description 1 2.1.2. Characteristics of Irish Whiskey compared to other whiskies 2 2.2. Classifications of “Irish Whiskey/Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whisky”: 3 2.3. Principal Chemical Characteristics: 3 2.3.1. Alcoholic Content: 3 2.4. Principal Organoleptic Characteristics: 3 3. DEFINITION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA CONCERNED: 3 4. THE METHOD FOR OBTAINING THE SPIRIT DRINK: 4 4.1. Stages in the Production Process: 4 4.1.1. Stage 1: Brewing 4 4.1.2. Stage 2: Fermentation 5 4.1.3. Stage 3: Distillation 5 4.1.3.1 Distillation using Pot Stills 5 4.1.3.2 Distillation using Column Stills 6 4.1.4. Stage 4: Maturation 7 4.1.5. Stage 5: Bottling 7 4.1.5.1 Chill filtration 7 4.1.5.2 Caramel colouring E150a 8 4.2. Production Processes for the varieties of Irish Whiskey/Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whisky: 8 4.2.1. Pot Still Irish Whiskey/Irish Pot Still Whiskey 8 4.2.2. -
Whiskey Compendium
WHISKEY COMPENDIUM Whiskey is a spirit distilled from fermented grains and aged in oak barrels, which give it most of its colour and flavour. Our whiskey compendium is a humble tribute to this great spirit that is made and enjoyed all around the world. “The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whiskey. By diligent effort, I learned to like it.” - Winston Churchill - OUR COLLECTION 1 – AMERICAN WHISKEY 2 – TRADITIONAL (RYE) BOURBON 3 – WHEATED BOURBON 4 – SMALL BATCH BOURBON 5 – SINGLE BARREL BOURBON 6 – VINTAGE AND UNIQUE BOURBON 7 – TENNESSEE WHISKEY 8 – RYE WHISKEY 9 – OTHER AMERICAN WHISKEY 10 – SCOTCH WHISKY (WHERE IT ALL BEGAN) 11 – BLENDED WHISKY 12 – SINGLE MALTS OF SCOTLAND (SPEYSIDE) 13 – SINGLE MALTS OF SCOTLAND (HIGHLAND & LOWLAND) 14 – SINGLE MALTS OF SCOTLAND (ISLAY & CAMPBELTOWN) 15 – SINGLE MALTS OF SCOTLAND (THE ISLANDS) 16 – INDEPENDENT BOTTLERS 17 – RARE & PRESTIGIOUS 18 – WHISKEYS OF THE WORLD (IRELAND & CANADA) 19 – WHISKIES OF THE WORLD AMERICAN WHISKEY – 1 – A SHORT HISTORY OF WHISKY OR WHISKEY? AMERICAN WHISKEY The Irish and Americans spell American whiskey is regulated by some whiskey with an “e”. The of the strictest laws of any spirit in Scots, Japanese and Canadians the world. Its heritage began when early spell whisky without. American settlers preserved their extra rye crops by distilling them. Although different to the barley they were used to in Europe, rye still made damn good whiskey. It was in the 18th Centu r y, EASY DISTILLATION when a quarter of a million Scottish and Irish immigrants arrived, that Distillation is a way to separate alcohol whiskey became serious business and from water, by boiling fermented grains the tax collectors were, of course, (called mash) and condensing its vapour. -
2019 Scotch Whisky
©2019 scotch whisky association DISCOVER THE WORLD OF SCOTCH WHISKY Many countries produce whisky, but Scotch Whisky can only be made in Scotland and by definition must be distilled and matured in Scotland for a minimum of 3 years. Scotch Whisky has been made for more than 500 years and uses just a few natural raw materials - water, cereals and yeast. Scotland is home to over 130 malt and grain distilleries, making it the greatest MAP OF concentration of whisky producers in the world. Many of the Scotch Whisky distilleries featured on this map bottle some of their production for sale as Single Malt (i.e. the product of one distillery) or Single Grain Whisky. HIGHLAND MALT The Highland region is geographically the largest Scotch Whisky SCOTCH producing region. The rugged landscape, changeable climate and, in The majority of Scotch Whisky is consumed as Blended Scotch Whisky. This means as some cases, coastal locations are reflected in the character of its many as 60 of the different Single Malt and Single Grain Whiskies are blended whiskies, which embrace wide variations. As a group, Highland whiskies are rounded, robust and dry in character together, ensuring that the individual Scotch Whiskies harmonise with one another with a hint of smokiness/peatiness. Those near the sea carry a salty WHISKY and the quality and flavour of each individual blend remains consistent down the tang; in the far north the whiskies are notably heathery and slightly spicy in character; while in the more sheltered east and middle of the DISTILLERIES years. region, the whiskies have a more fruity character. -
The Whiskey Machine: Nanofactory-Based Replication of Fine Spirits and Other Alcohol-Based Beverages
The Whiskey Machine: Nanofactory-Based Replication of Fine Spirits and Other Alcohol-Based Beverages © 2016 Robert A. Freitas Jr. All Rights Reserved. Abstract. Specialized nanofactories will be able to manufacture specific products or classes of products very efficiently and inexpensively. This paper is the first serious scaling study of a nanofactory designed for the manufacture of a specific food product, in this case high-value-per- liter alcoholic beverages. The analysis indicates that a 6-kg desktop appliance called the Fine Spirits Synthesizer, aka. the “Whiskey Machine,” consuming 300 W of power for all atomically precise mechanosynthesis operations, along with a commercially available 59-kg 900 W cryogenic refrigerator, could produce one 750 ml bottle per hour of any fine spirit beverage for which the molecular recipe is precisely known at a manufacturing cost of about $0.36 per bottle, assuming no reduction in the current $0.07/kWh cost for industrial electricity. The appliance’s carbon footprint is a minuscule 0.3 gm CO2 emitted per bottle, more than 1000 times smaller than the 460 gm CO2 per bottle carbon footprint of conventional distillery operations today. The same desktop appliance can intake a tiny physical sample of any fine spirit beverage and produce a complete molecular recipe for that product in ~17 minutes of run time, consuming <25 W of power, at negligible additional cost. Cite as: Robert A. Freitas Jr., “The Whiskey Machine: Nanofactory-Based Replication of Fine Spirits and Other Alcohol-Based Beverages,” IMM Report No. 47, May 2016; http://www.imm.org/Reports/rep047.pdf. 2 Table of Contents 1. -
WHISKEY AMERICAN WHISKEY Angel's Envy Port Barrel Finished
WHISK(E)YS BOURBON WHISKEY AMERICAN WHISKEY Angel's Envy Port Barrel Finished ............................................................ $12.00 High West Campfire Whiskey ................................................................... $10.00 Basil Hayden's ............................................................................................ $12.00 Jack Daniel's ............................................................................................... $8.00 Belle Meade Sour Mash Whiskey ............................................................. $10.00 Gentleman Jack ........................................................................................ $11.00 Belle Meade Madeira Cask Bourbon ........................................................ $15.00 George Dickel No.12 ................................................................................... $9.00 Blackened Whiskey .................................................................................... $10.00 Mitcher's American Whiskey .................................................................... $12.00 Buffalo Trace ............................................................................................... $8.00 Mitcher's Sour Mash Whiskey .................................................................. $12.00 Bulleit Bourbon ............................................................................................ $8.00 CANADIAN WHISKY Bulleit Bourbon 10 year old ...................................................................... $13.00 -
The Invicta Whisky Charter from the Distillers of Masthouse Whisky This
The Invicta Whisky Charter from the distillers of Masthouse Whisky This charter is made by Copper Rivet Distillery, England, distillers of Masthouse Whisky. English Whisky stands on the shoulders of the great whiskies from around the world and, as one of the founding distilleries of this revived tradition in England, we are making a commitment to consumers of our spirit that Masthouse Whisky is, and will always be, produced in accordance with these high standards. We do not believe that a tradition of exacting standards, high quality and innovation and experimentation are mutually exclusive. Our home of Chatham’s historic Royal Dockyard has demonstrated this over centuries, crafting and innovating to build world class ships. And we wish to set out areas where we intentionally leave latitude to create new and (or) nuanced expressions of this noble and beloved craft of whisky making. We believe that consumers have a right to know what they are buying and how what they consume and enjoy is produced made. Our commitment is that, when our whisky is chosen, it will have been made in strict adherence with these exacting standards designed to underpin character, flavour and quality. We don’t presume to lay out standards on behalf other great distilleries in other regions of England – we expect that they may wish to set their own rules and standards which underpin the character of their spirit. This is our charter, for our whisky. Our commitment, our promise, our standards – our charter The spirit must be distilled in England, United Kingdom. The entire process from milling grist, creating wort, fermenting distiller’s beer, distillation and filling casks must happen at the same site. -
1 the Alchemist Cabinet Vol. 1
1 The Alchemist Cabinet Vol. 1: Philosophy By: Alan Reed Bishop Alchemistcabinet.wordpress.com James Alfred Bishop woke early one summer morning in the early 1930’s, heading down to the patch of wild berries he had located; ever a consummate fan of the old fashioned homemade cobbler, he wanted to beat anyone else with an eye on those berries at the peak of ripeness to the punch. Some ways behind him followed two of his sons, Alfred Reed Bishop and Coy Dell Bishop. It was early, still dark out, and the elder Bishop was ahead by quite a way following the path that treads through the forest near Greensburg Kentucky. Shortly the two boys came across James Alfred at the side of the trail; pale, shocked, perhaps even disbelieving his own instincts. They asked him why he moved off the trail and what had happened to put the scare into him. James Alfred replied simply: “You didn’t see him?”, “See who?”, the obvious retort. “The devil just crossed my path on this trail, I knew who he was, and I could see the evil in his eyes.” He repeated this story to the rest of the family later, his best guess is that the old demon was on his way down to the Moonshine still in the woods, as always up to no good and looking for someone new to sign his earthly contract, someone to tread his own Hells Half Acre……. Know a guy that knows a guy?! I sold my first jar of liquor in a church. -
Labelling of Irish Whiskey Labelling of Irish Whiskey
Labelling of Irish Whiskey Labelling of Irish Whiskey This guide sets out an approach to ensure the correct use of marketing materials and terms which do not mislead the consumer when it comes to labelling Irish whiskey. Published by: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Email: [email protected] Website: www.fsai.ie facebook.com/fsai twitter.com/FSAIinfo ©FSAI 2019 Applications for reproduction should be made to the FSAI Information Unit 3 Contents Purpose 4 Legal provisions 5 Types of Irish whiskey 6 Whiskey and Irish whiskey 7 Marketing terms, claims and examples 12 4 FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND Labelling of Irish Whiskey Purpose This guide applies to Irish whiskey This guide sets out an approach to that is placed on the market. The ensure the correct use of marketing labelling and advertising of food is materials and terms which do not governed by the principles outlined in mislead the consumer when it Articles 16 and 17 of Regulation EC No comes to labelling Irish whiskey. 178/2002 on the general food law.1 This guide will aid in compliance Whiskey is food as far as the law with the rules governing the labelling, is concerned. Regulation (EC) No advertising and presentation of 178/2002 defines food as “any food as specified in Article 16 of the substance or product, whether general food law (Regulation (EC) No processed, partially processed or 178/2002) and expanded on in Article unprocessed, intended to be, or 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on reasonably expected to be ingested by the provision of food information to humans. -
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MENU An important notice: Due to Covid-19, we have temporarily suspended cash payments and are currently taking card-only payments. Credit card surcharges apply SPEYSIDE Distilled 30ml. ABERLOUR A’BUNADH - - - - 61% 15 AUCHROISK 7 YEARS by Parkmore selection - - 2010 46% 10 AUCHROISK 11 YEARS 19 month ex-Oloroso Hogshead finish by James Eadie 2008 58.5% 14.5 AULTMORE 12 YEARS Official bottling - - - - 46% 15.5 AULTMORE 11 YEARS Single Hogshead by Blackadder - - 2006 57.6% 19.5 AULTMORE 1987 – 2007 by Scott’s Selection - - 1987 55.8% 37 AULTMORE 23 YEARS Ex-bourbon cask by Maltbarn - - 1997 49.9% 32.5 AULTMORE 14 YEARS by Whisky Galore - - - 1989 46% 39.5 AULTMORE 11 YEARS Bottled by High Spirits “Masters of Magic” - 2008 46% 15.5 THE BALVENIE 12 YEARS DOUBLE WOOD - - - 40% 11.5 THE BALVENIE 14 YEARS CARIBBEAN CASK - - - 43% 13.5 THE BALVENIE 12 YEARS “SWEET TOAST OF AMERICAN OAK” - - 43% 12 THE BALVENIE 14 YEARS “THE WEEK OF PEAT” - - - 48.3% 16 BENRIACH HEART OF SPEYSIDE - - - - 40% 9 BENRIACH 8 YEARS Single sherry butt by Carn Mor - - 2010 46% 11 BENRIACH 10 YEARS ‘Curiositas’ Peated - - - 46% 12 BENRIACH 9 YEARS Ex-Palo Cortado cask by James Eadie - - 2010 62.4% 26 BENRIACH “AUTHENTICUS” 30 YEAR OLD PEATED - - - 46% 68 BENRIACH 23 YEARS Ex-sherry butt by The Whisky Agency - 1997 50.7% 62 BENRINNES 11 YEARS Batch 10 by That Boutique-y whisky company - - 49% 18 BENRINNES 10 YEARS Sherry cask by Adelphi - - 2009 55.9% 21 BENRINNES 11 YEARS ex-Oloroso finish by James Eadie - - 2008 59.9% 27 BENRINNES 11 YEARS 7 month ex-PX Hogshead finish -
Questions & Answers
uk g. or y. k is h -w h c t o c s . w w Questions & Answers w The World of Scotch Whisky ORKNEY Kirkwall S E Thurso John D o'Groats I LEWIS R Stornoway Wick B E Lochinver H R Brora Ullapool E Bonar Bridge NORTH T UIST Tain U Invergordon Speyside Torridon O Dingwall Lossiemouth Elgin Portree SOUTH Buckie Banff Forres Fraserburgh UIST Nairn Macduff Keith Inverness Rothes Kyle of Lochalsh Craigellachie SKYE ly eau B ss e Grantown- Huntly N Dufftown h on-Spey c o Fort Augustus L y e Tomintoul Oldmeldrum p S Aviemore Inverurie Mallaig Aberdeen Dee Ballater Fort William Banchory Ben Nevis Loch Ericht 1343 m Stonehaven Tobermory Ballachulish Loch Pitlochry Rannoch Aberfeldy MULL Tay Montrose Blairgowrie Oban Loch Tay Arbroath Loch Awe Carnoustie Perth Dundee Inveraray Crieff Auchterarder Callander Loch Dunblane St Andrews Lochgilphead Lomond Stirling Kinross Glenrothes Helensburgh JURA Falkirk Port Askaig Greenock Dumbarton Tarbert EDINBURGH North ISLAY Berwick GLASGOW Port Ellen East Kilbride Brodick Berwick- Kilmarnock upon-Tweed Campbeltown ARRAN Troon Tweed Biggar Prestwick Melrose Coldstream Ayr Hawick Moffat Dumfries Stranraer Castle Douglas Wigtown Contents Introduction _____________________________________________ 2 - 3 The World's Leading Drink__________________________________ 4 - 7 The History of Scotch Whisky ______________________________ 8 - 10 Making Scotch Whisky ___________________________________ 11 - 19 The Importance of Blending ______________________________ 20 - 22 Scotch Whisky and the World _____________________________ -
Whiskey Collection
Whiskey Collection 02/18 Every Day 4:00-7:00 DRAFT 3 LIQUOR 3 WINE 5 COCKTAIL 6 BUD LIGHT VODKA SPARKLING, Francois Montand FRENCH 75 Wheatley francois montand french sparkling CIGAR CITY REISLING, Hogue wine, ford’s dry gin, lemon FLORIDA BOURBON CRACKER Buffalo Trace PINOT GRIGIO, Riff BLACK PEARL mutiny spiced rum, elderflower TEQUILA SAUVIGNON BLANC, Tangent liqueur, blackberry, lemon, ginger YUENGLING Milagro Silver LAGER CHARDONNAY, True Myth KENTUCKY MULE RUM buffalo trace kentucky bourbon, FIRST Plantation 3 Stars PINOT NOIR, Vinum Cellars lime, ginger, soda MAGNITUDE 72 GIN RED BLEND, Apothic OLD FASHIONED Ford’s London Dry SWAMP HEAD old grand-dad bonded bourbon, turbinado, angostura BIG NOSE MALBEC, Terrazas SCOTCH Bank Note 5 Year CABERNET, Canyon Road FERNET DAIQUIRI fernets branca & jelinek, lime, turbinado CABERNET, Robert Mondavi Daily Specials SUNDAY Open to 1pm 13 bottomless mimosas with entree purchase & 3 bacon washed bloody marys MON DAY 7pm to close all cocktails from the menu are 6 TUESDAY 7pm to close 15 Johnnie Walker Blue Label & discounts on other old & rare whiskeys from our collection WEDNESDAY 7pm to close half price on all bottles & glasses of wine THURSDAY 7pm to close all draft, can & bottle beers are 3 APPRECIATING HOUSE WHISKEY SPIRITS LOOK We believe in high quality ingredients not only in our kitchen, but also at our bar. For that reason Before you do anything look at the whiskey, you we spend a lot of time sourcing specific brands can learn a lot from its color. Generally speaking to use as our house spirits (well liquors) that the darker the whiskey, the older it is, because meet those standards.