WHISKY /WHISKEY

The term ‘whisky’ derives originally from the Gaelic ‘uisge beatha’,
or ‘usquebaugh’, meaning ‘water of life’. Gaelic is that branch of
Celtic spoken in the Highlands of Scotland.
Ireland and Scotland both countries are origin of whiskey.

Definition:-Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic

beverage made from fermented grain mash.
GRAINS- used for whiskies- barley, corn, rye, wheat.
Types of whisky and Difference between whisky and whiskey
Whisky Whiskey
Scotland (scotch whisky) Ireland (Irish)
Canada (Canadian) America (American)
Japan (Japanese)
Plural-whiskies Plural- whiskeys

SCOTCH WHISKY
The story of Scotch begins as early as the 15th century. The earliest
documented record of distilling in Scotland occurred in 1494.
Region producing Scotch whisky in Scotland

1. Speyside
2. Lowland
3. Highlands
4. Islay
5. Campbeltown
Difference between malt whisky and grain whisky
Malt whisky: Those whiskies which Grain whisky: Those whiskies
made from entirely 100% barley is which made from other grains
called malt whisky. like wheat, corn and rye is called
grain whisky.
Q. What is malt?
Ans-Malt is any grain that has been made to germinate by
soaking in water and then stopped from germinating further
by drying with hot air, a process known as "malting".

Ans- GERMINATION-Germination is the process of seeds

developing into new plants.
 5 Types of Scotch Whisky
1. Single malt Scotch whisky
1. Whisky must be made from 100% malted barley.
2. Peat fire is done for malting.
3. All the whisky must come from single distillery.
4. It is unblended.
5. Must be distilled in pot still (copper)
6. Single malt whisky must also age for at least three years in oak
casks.

2. Blended malt Scotch whisky

1. A blend of two or more single malt scotch whiskies from
different distilleries together is called blended malt whisky.
3. Single grain Scotch whisky
1. A scotch whisky distilled at a single grain whisky distillery.
4. blended grain Scotch whisky
1. A blend of single grain scotch whiskies distilled at more than
one distillery.

5. Blended Scotch whisky

1. A blend of single malt whisky with grain whisky is called
blended Scotch whisky.
 Scotch whisky brand name
Single malt scotch Blended malt Blended scotch
whisky scotch whisky whisky
Glen Fiddich Monkey shoulder j.w red label
Glen Livet Hamilton Islay j.w black label
Glenmorriangie j.w Green label j.w double black
Talisker Chivas regal
The macallan Vat 69
Ardberg The famous grouse
Dalmore j.w gold label
Caol ila Ballantine’s
Cutty shark Teachers
Bowmore J&b rare
Laphraoig Grants
Balvenie Dewars
Lagavulin 100 pipers
Aberlour j.w blue label

For example- monkey shoulder whisky is blend of 3 single malt scotch

whisky- balvenie, glenfiddich, kininvie.
Black label – blend of 40 whiskies.
Q. What is single cask and single malt?
Single cask or single barrel Single malt
Single cask in contrast indicates A single malt whisky is made in
that the whisky was sourced from single distillery, but is a blend of
only a single barrel. vatting(multiple) of casks.

Note: Scotch whisky must be aged for at least 3 years.

Mash tun

PEAT FIRE
Categories of whisky
• Regular whisky- 4 to 8 years old
• Premium whisky- 8 to 12 years old
• Deluxe whisky- above 12 years old
 American whiskey
Bourbon/ Kentucky whiskey Tennessee whiskey
• made from at least 51% • Made from at least 51%
corn, rest is mixture of corn, rest is mixture of
wheat, rye and malted wheat, rye, and barley.
barley • Must be filtered in 10 feet
• Aged in new charred thick layer of sugar maple
American oak barrels. charcoal in the Lincoln
• Patent still is use for county process. Aged in
distillation charred new oak barrels.

• Aged for at least 2 years. • Pot still is use for distillation.

• Taste- sweet, wood, vanilla, • Aged for at least 2 years
caramel & spice. • Taste- charcoal, sweet,
• Made in Kentucky (usa) caramel, vanilla & spice.
• Popular cocktails- old
• Made in Tennessee (usa)
fashioned, whiskey sour’
Brands name: • Popular cocktails- jack &
• Jim beam coke
• Makers mark Brands name:
• Woodford reserved
 Jack Daniel
•
 Gentleman jack
• Wild turkey
 George dickel
• Bulleit
 Jack Daniel single barrel
• Buffalo trace
 jack Daniel flavor: honey,
apple etc.
Some key types of American whiskey listed in the U.S. Code of Federal
Regulations include:
 Rye whiskey, made from mash that consists of at least 51% rye.
 Rye Malt Whisky, made from mash that consists of at least
51% Malted rye
 Malt barley, made from mash that consists of at least 51% malted
barley
 Wheat whiskey, made from mash that consists of at least 51% wheat.
 Bourbon whiskey made from mash that consists of at least 51% corn
(maize)
 Corn whisky, made from mash that consists of at least 80% corn.
 Irish whiskey
• Raw material for Irish whiskey is malted barley, unmalted barley,
corn, rye, wheat.
• Must be triple distilled for distillation in Ireland according to
Ireland law.
• Irish whiskey must be aged for at least three years in wooden
casks. However, many premium and higher-end expressions are
aged much longer, contributing to a more complex and refined
flavor profile.
• Commonly, Irish whiskey is aged in used American bourbon barrels,
which impart vanilla and caramel notes. Additionally, some
whiskeys may be aged in sherry or other wine casks, adding unique
flavors to the spirit.
• Pot still is used for distillation.

Brand name of Irish whiskey

1. Jameson 2. Bushmill
3. Murphy paddy 4. Black bush
5. Green spot 6. Red breast
7. Teeling 8. Midleton
 CANADA (CANADIAN WHISKY)
RAW MATERIAL IS USED FOR CANADIAN WHISKY
 Rye, corn, wheat and malted barley
 Both pressured cook and malting is done.
 Patent still (column still) is use for distillation.
 Aged in oak barrel for at least three years in 700 liter or smaller
wooden barrels.
 Taste-sweet, vanilla, caramel, honey and toffee notes.
 Canadian whisky often referred to Rye whisky because in its early
years Rye was the main dominant grain used in for whisky making.

Brand name of Canadian whisky

 Canadian club
 Wiser
 Crown royal
 Black velvet
 Canadian mist
Japanese whisky
Whisky production in japan began around in 1870, but the first
commercial production was in 1923 upon the opening of the
country’s first distillery, yamazaki. The actual history of real
Japanese whisky does not start until the mid-1920s when two men
— Shinjiro Torii and Masataka Taketsuru were sent to Scotland to
study with the masters the practice and art of whisky making and
joined forces to found the first authentic whisky distillery in Japan.
The style of Japanese whisky is more similar to that of scotch
whisky than other major styles of whisky.
 Brand name of Japanese whisky
 Suntory
 Nikka
 The hakushu
 Hibiki
 The yamazaki
 How to serve whisky?
Ans- whisky is serving in rock glass, old fashioned, rolly Polly,
whisky snifter.

1. On the rock
2. Neat/straight
3. Shot

Mixer of whisky?
Ans- whisky is mixed In highball glass or rock glass.
1. Whisky with coke 4. Whisky with ginger ale
2. Whisky with soda 5. Whisky with hot water & honey
3. Whisky with water

Whisky based cocktails.

 God father
 Rusty nail
 Old fashioned
 Whiskey sour
 New york sour
 Mint julep
 Manhattan
 Rob Roy
 Hot toddy
 PENICILLIN