Category: Whiskey
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Whisk(e)y: The A to Z Guide – Must Know Terms
Only a few more days until Whiskey Live in Dublin for 2023! Here is our A to Z must know terms list to having you soundling like an expert! From mash bills to nosing techniques, this comprehensive A-to-Z guide will provide you with a solid foundation of must-know whiskey terms. A – Angel’s Share: The…
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Scotch Whisky: A Quick What To Know
With Whiskey Live happening next weekend, we will have a quick few Whiskey guides to get us all warmed up. Scotch Whisky Scotch whisky, a timeless elixir revered for its craftsmanship and flavour, embodies the spirit of Scotland. With a captivating history and diverse range of expressions, Scotch whisky entices enthusiasts with its depth and…
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Alcohol-Free Alcohol: What To Know
Many alcohol-free wines and beers start out as “real” wine or beer before the alcohol is removed. Spirits are slightly different, but we will return to that later. Beer & Wine: How to get an Alcohol-Free version (De-Alcoholisation) The boiling point of alcohol (78°C) is lower than that of water (100°C). One of the most…
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Pot Versus Column Stills: What To Know
Start a conversation about many of the world’s beloved spirits and the subject will quickly turn to ingredients and ageing. Distillation, on the other hand, is often overlooked, even though it is one of the most impactful aspects of spirits production. The varieties to know are pot and column distillation, named after the stills in which they…
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Distillation: What To Know
A modern distillery kind of looks like it belongs somewhere in the Chocolate Factory (maybe adjacent to the “Fizzy Lifting Drink” room?): depending on what’s being distilled, there might be tall gleaming columns connected by a network of tubes or massive, rounded pots that look like giant copper Hershey Kisses. Believe it or not, these…
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Irish Whiskey: What To Know
What is Irish Whiskey? Irish Whiskey is a mash of cereal grains, fermented, distilled and matured for a minimum of three years inside wood casks on the Island of Ireland. What is the difference between Irish whiskey and Scotch? The difference between Irish whiskey and Scotch isn’t worlds apart and they can be seen as…
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Whisk(e)y Types: What To Know
What’s the difference between a Single Malt Scotch Whisky and a Blended Scotch Whisky? Or between a whisky, a whiskey, a bourbon, a Tennessee whiskey and a rye? Let’s start with what they have in common. In its widest definition, whisky is a drink distilled from the fermentation of malt – that’s any grain that…
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