Not only I collect stamps but I also collect miniature bottles and whisky
labels from bottles.
At the moment I have more then 2400 different labels,
different brands in malt and blended whisky and bourbon,
different bottle sizes and different acohol percentages, but also different
printing techniques and importers.
If you have labels please let me know it so maybe we can exchange some labels.
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A Glossary of Whisky terms
WHISKY
The name is an English corruption of the ancient name for spirits "water of life" - which in Scottish and Irish Gaelic is "uisge beatha" or "usquebaugh" and sounded to the English ear like "uishgi" and hence "whisky". "Alcohol" incidentally is an Arabic word.
Scotch
means simply that the whisky was distilled and matured in Scotland. Whiskies are made in other countries, notably Ireland and Japan but whiskies they may be, and good ones even, but Scotch they are not. Scotch comes from Scotland.
Malt Whisky
This indicates that the raw material is barley malt, by itself fermented with yeast and distilled in a pot still. This produced a far superior whisky to the common grain whisky found in blends. Note however that just occasionally quality single grain whiskies can be found.
Malt
Malt is essentially barley which has been allowed to germinate by soaking in water then has been dried by the application of heat. The malting process converts the stored starch into soluble compounds such as the sugar maltose and by so doing makes fermentation possible. Drying the malt over a furnace stops the germinating process and lacing the furnace with peat imparts a peaty aroma to the malt.
Grain Whisky
Indicates by contrast that the raw material is unmalted barley, wheat or maize produced as a continuous process in a column still. There are eight grain distilleries in Scotland (an older source lists 15 note)
Single Malt
This indicates that the whisky was made in only one distillery and has not been blended with any other product from elsewhere. It may however contain whisky from several production batches over a period of up to a couple of years. There are rather fewer than 100 working malt whisky distilleries in Scotland with the dominant concentration in the Spey valley in north-east Scotland around Elgin. A smaller group of particularly characterful malt distilleries exists on the western island of Islay and there used to be a third group centered round Campbeltown. About 120 single malts can be identified including the bottled product of now-defunct distilleries.
Vatted Malt
Such a malt is a blend of single malts. This produces a product which is more consistent and can be "tuned" to bring out a particular character. Such whiskies may be less demanding and can form a convenient introduction to the rich and varied world of true single malts. Lovers of malts will argue that it is precisely this inconsistency that gives malt whiskies their charm.
Blended Scotch
Such a whisky contains a variable proportion of blended malt and grain whiskies, commonly about 40% malt:60% grain. A good quality blend may contain more than 40% malt, a cheap one much less. Many malts may be incorporated in the blend to provide bulk then fine elements of the final taste ("top dressing").
Wine collection in a medieval cellar in Siena, Italy >
Koninklijke Cooymans B.V. Distillateurs en Wijnkopers sinds 1828
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Whisk(e)y Links
Auctions
WhiskyAuction World
The Martin Green Whisky Consultancy Martin Green specializes in sourcing and valuation of whiskies
whiskydirect
Distilleries
Tasmania Distillery
Hart Brothers
Cutty Sark
The Famous Grouse
Glenfiddich
Glengoyne
Glenmorangie
The Glenturret
Laphroaig
Leidag
The macallan
General Whisky links
Edinburgh - Scotland's Capital City
Miniature Bottle Collecting
Scotch Malt Whisky Auction
Usquebaugh Society
The Whisky Shop
The Edinburgh Malt Whisky Tour
Scotch Connoisseurship Page
The Malt Whisky File
Whisky
Stockholm Single Malt Society
Scottish Clan & Family Name Information
Ileach
Scotland.org
Electric Scotland
The Whisky Shop
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
The Edinburgh Malt Whisky Tour
Whisky Web
Scotch.com
A Whisky Club of Southern Sweden
Bozos Links
Ulf Buxruds Whisky Site
Uisge-six
University of Aberdeen Single Malt Society
Quote from a real Highlander:
only Scots make whisky...the rest is what we Highlanders would feed
to the dogs to cure worms - or to the English
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