Author: Stephen Penman

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Stephen Penman is our expert on scotch whisky

In my first article on whisky in Lothian Life, I differentiated between the three different kinds of Scotch whisky that are produced. These are malt whisky, made using malted barley in a pot still, grain whisky, made from grains such as wheat and corn in a continuous still, and blended whisky, a combination of malts and grains. Here I’m going to look a little further at each type.
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Stephen Penman is our expert on scotch whisky

Scotch whisky may be the world’s favourite spirit, but to many, it is rather confusing as to what Scotch whisky actually is. We regularly hear of malt whisky and blended whisky but what exactly are they, and what are the differences between them? In fact when we refer to a ‘blended whisky’ we are talking about a marriage between two different spirits: malt whisky and grain whisky. It is important in talking about whisky that the fundamental differences between them are understood. So let’s start with what is often referred to as ‘the real stuff’, Scotch malt whisky. Continue reading The Angel’s Share (1)