Blended whiskey

A blend is a mixture, one also says a blend of different whiskeys. As a basis for a blend often Grain Whisky ( continuously distilled whiskey from various grains ) is used and to partially mixed up to 50 different whiskeys. In this way, the Master Blender achieves a constant consistent taste and same quality. After mixing, the blend is still stored for some time in a barrel, so that the individual whiskeys can connect to taste. A blend should always be stored in the same barrels, so that it takes over the aroma slowly. In Scotland, the following types of blends can be distinguished:

• Blended Malts (also Pure Malt ) are whiskeys that are only blended from different single malt whiskeys of different distilleries ( formerly called vatted malt ). A well-known Blended Malt is about Johnnie Walker Green Label.

• Blended Grains are whiskeys that only grain whiskeys ( continuously burnt grain spirit, while malt whiskey is made only from malted barley) are blended from different distilleries, which, however, in contrast to blended whiskeys not a single malt whiskey was added ( also Vatted Grain ). The only representative is currently the Hedonism from Compass Box.

• Blended Scotch whiskeys are, where grain whiskey is blended with one or more single malt whiskeys. Prominent representatives of this variety are Ballantine's and Johnnie Walker Red Label.

The invention of the whiskey blending is Andrew Usher sen. (1782-1855) and Andrew Usher jun. (1826-1898) attributed. Created in 1853 by Andrew Usher sen. his first blend ( " Old Vatted Glenlivet " ) of individual single-malt whiskeys. Andrew Usher jun. mixed from 1856 also Grain ( ie from unmalted grain produced ) Whisky in, the resulting " Usher 's Green Stripe" is still available today.

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