Whiskey

Question 1

How is whiskey made

Answer 1

Malting – sprinkling of water on the barley grains to start
germination & then dried roasting in a KILN
➢ Milling – crushing the husk or the outer layer and breaking the inner
of the barley malt to produce GRIST.
➢ Mashing – crushed grains are then mixed with water to form a
porridge like mixture MASH and enzymes are released.
➢ Lautering – separating mash into a sugary clear liquid WORT &
residual grain SPENT GRAIN
➢ Boiling – the wort is then boiled, it stops the enzyme activity.
Cooling – after wort clarification, the wort needs to be cooled to 20°C
before the yeast is added for fermentation.
➢ Fermentation – Yeast is added and it turns the malt sugar into alcohol
known as Distiller’s beer or WASH and carbon dioxide, which is at around
7%-10% ABV.
➢ Distillation – This wash is distilled, the first distillate is called LOW WINES is
produced and has a concentration of about 25–35% ABV. It is then distilled
again to produce HIGH WINE, which contains about 70% alcohol.
➢ Ageing – The High Wines are then diluted with water to reduce the
alcohol concentration to 55-60% and then aged in oak barrels.
➢ Bottling – Once matured, whisky is bottled at a minimum of 40% ABV.
The whisky may be chill-filtered or filtered in another way to prevent it from
becoming cloudy when cold water or ice is added.

Question 2

Define whiskey

Answer 2

A whisky (also spelled whiskey) a type of distilled alcoholic
beverage made from fermented grain mash (barley, rye,
wheat, corn). Most whiskeys are aged in wooden casks before
bottling and have a minimum 40% alcohol by volume (ABV)

Question 3

Types of whiskey

Answer 3

Malt whisky

Grain whiskey

Question 4

Malt whisky

Answer 4

Whisky that is made from a fermented mash produced primarily from only malted barley.
➢ In Scotland, a “malt whisky” must use a 100% malted barley mash using pot still.

Question 5

Grain whiskey

Answer 5

Any whisky made, at least in part, from grains other than malted barley, such as
whisky made using barley, maize (corn), wheat or rye.
➢ Grain whisky is typically distilled in a continuous column still in a manner that results in
a higher percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV) but a less flavorful spirit.

Question 6

Scotch whisky

Answer 6

➢ often simply called Scotch, is a malt whisky or grain whisky (made from malt or grains)
➢ must be entirely made in Scotland.
➢ must be aged in oak casks no bigger than 700 liters
➢ must be aged for minimum three years.
➢ any age statement on a bottle of Scotch whisky, expressed in numerical form, must
reflect the age of the youngest whisky used to produce that product.
➢ must be distilled twice.

Question 7

Types of scotch whisky

Answer 7

➢ Single Malt Scotch Whisky
➢ Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
➢ Single Grain Scotch Whisky
➢ Blended Grain Scotch Whisky
➢ Blended Scotch Whisky