Single malt Scotch refers to single malt whisky made in Scotland.[1][2] To qualify for this category, a whisky must have been distilled at a single distillery using a pot still distillation process[3][4] and made from a mash of malted barley. Therefore, a single malt means that the whisky has not been blended elsewhere with whisky from other distilleries.[4] As with any Scotch whisky, a single malt Scotch must be distilled in Scotland and matured in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years, although most single malts are matured longer.[1][2]
- ^ a b "How Single Malt Whisky Is Made". Whisky.com.
- ^ a b "FAQs". The Scotch Whisky Association.
- ^ "The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ a b Smith, Gavin (2009). the A to Z of Whisky. Scotland: Neil Wilson Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 978-1906476038.