Whiskey 101

This is a 101 on the drink that I enjoy ...

• Whisky is made from grain (Brandy from grapes)
• Is nothing more than distilled beer
• Is distilled a few times and then aged in oak barrels where it matures and becomes whiskey 

Single Malt

• Means that it is made from the malt from single distillery
• Johnny Walker, Chivas are all blended
• Balvenie, Macallan, Glenlivet are single malts

Scotch Whiskey

• Has to be distilled and then matured for at least 3 years to be called Scotch.

American Whiskey

• This is called Bourbon.
• Should be made in US and should have at least 51% corn
• Also called straight whiskeys. They could also be made from Rye or wheat.