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That really depends on the country/regulation, Irish blended whiskey is indeed a blend of Grain and Malt whiskey, Scottish blended is a mix of single malts and
by dogma1138 5y ago
That really depends on the country/regulation, Irish blended whiskey is indeed a blend of Grain and Malt whiskey, Scottish blended is a mix of single malts and is usually labeled as blended malt whiskey instead of just blended.
But indeed people tend to classify blended whiskeys as inferior for some reason they aren’t, especially in tightly regulated countries or from good distilleries.
Blended whiskeys allow for a much wider flavor spectrum and most importantly consistency which you can’t get from single malt/single cask whiskeys as each batch and even cask will have quite a bit of variance.
Once you get to the few £1000 per bottle often from brands you never heard off including a lot of private clubs, the whiskeys are nearly always blended and they basically are blends of some of the most rare and sought off single malts.
- smcl 5y agoJust to add a bit more regarding what we call Scotch, since there's a bit of confusion here. We have a few terms which are quite strictly legally protected: Single malt = a single distillery blending various barrels of malt whisky they produced themselves Single grain = a single distillery blending various barrels of grain whisky they produced themselves Blended malt = a whisky produced from barrels of malt whisky from various distilleries Blended grain = a whisky produced from barrels of grain whisky from various distilleries ... I don't think I have ever seen this :) Blended scotch = a whisky produced from barrels of grain or malt whisky from various distilleries If you were to randomly choose a cheaper whisky it'll likely be a blended scotch, if you were to randomly choose a more expensive whisky it'll likely be a single malt. There are exceptions of course - there are cheap(er) single malts and there are pricier blends - and "blended" does not necessarily imply bad whisky (nor does the presence of grain whisky necessarily imply bad!). And indeed there are pricey single grains (Arbikie in Arbroath were doing a Rye whisky for a few hundred pounds a bottle). The only way to know anything for sure is to sample for yourself, which is a delicious and fun thing to do :D Edit: oh and "grain" refers to a bunch of things that aren't barley - it could be corn, millet, wheat, rye, rice or other things.
- twic 5y agoHow could i have forgotten Royal Salute Tribute to Honour: https://robbreport.com/food-drink/spirits/taste-royal-salutes-240000-tribute-honour-scotch-whisky-228457/ https://robbreport.com/food-drink/spirits/taste-royal-salute...
- fuzzfactor 5y agoWell you could have Sheep Dip: https://sipwhiskey.com/collections/scotch/products/sheep-dip-blended-malt-scotch-whisky https://sipwhiskey.com/collections/scotch/products/sheep-dip...