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MAY 2, 2024

Accurate alcohol percentages are a must! The incorrect alcohol percentage stated during the entry process can also work against an entrant’s results. It is vital that judges are made aware of a product’s correct alcohol percentage. Over the past three years, we have noticed an increase in high-proof whiskey entries.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Typically distilled to a much higher alcohol level than single malt. Grain Whisky Distilleries In Scotland Loch Lomond Distillery, named for the loch on which it sits, produces both single grain and single malt scotch whiskies. These plants produce an absurd 110,000,000 liters of alcohol a year each.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Mysterious in its history, fully flavored, well priced, higher alcohol level, and the variety of stock available from the distillery really does make Bunnahabhain a standout distillery in the scotch world. Read the full article at Whisky Review: Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 7, 2025

Your body doesn’t immediately know the difference between chemical heat (alcohol) and actual temperature heat. Then, as you add more, it reduces the alcohol burn. Laphroaig 10 , for instance, is bottled at a modest 40% ABV, so while intensely smoky, it doesn’t deliver the same alcohol burn as higher-proof options.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 25, 2024

But if you don’t mind a little hit of sulfur on your whisky, plus that very vibrant grain nose it has, this could still be something very cool to have in your arsenal of alcohol. How Should You Drink It? As always, you should try this neat first. That is the way you can best understand the flavors moving around in the glass.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 1, 2025

Keep your mouth slightly open while nosing to reduce the alcohol sting and better detect subtler aromas beneath the smoke. Give it time: Allow 5-10 minutes after pouring before tasting to let the whisky breathe. Gentle nosing: Take short, shallow sniffs rather than deep inhalations.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Although Glenfiddich has developed a reputation with their Experimental Series over the years, this belongs to the Grand Rele Series, a showcase of Glenfiddich’s older, more experimental stocks with much fancier presentation and generally higher alcohol percentages, too.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 28, 2024

Following the 1823 Excise Act, spirit safes were used by HMRC and excise officers to ensure that every drop of alcohol produced at a distillery was properly taxed and accounted for. Soon, however, the spirit safe would have an additional purpose.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

And what are the differences between bourbon vs. whiskey? It has specific regulations that must be met for the product to be legally labelled as ‘bourbon’. So, what are these parameters? Let’s break down the legislation.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 10, 2024

If you’ve already worked your way through a few different Glenfiddich bottles, as well as some other Speyside whiskies, then Glencadam is a great side step in terms of flavor, but with a higher alcohol percentage. The Glencadam 10 Year Old offers better value at a lower price, too.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Despite this, there’s widespread uncertainty about whether whiskey is gluten free amongst consumers, with confusion increasing due to different allergen labeling laws across markets. Gluten free allergen labeling laws for whiskey differ between the United States and UK/EU. A selection of gluten free beers.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Most casks in the scotch whisky industry can hold a maximum of 200 to 500 liters. On average, 2% of the alcohol in the cask is “lost to the angels” every year, so you get the point. It means the whisky is as it comes out of the cask for its alcoholic strength. How Is Single Cask Whisky Different From Other Whiskies?

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 4, 2024

Additionally, the climate in Scotland (generally on the cooler side) means that alcohol evaporates from the cask more easily than water does. As such, the alcohol by volume (ABV, given in percentage) usually begins to decrease as the cask ages, on average 0.5% Most casks are filled at between 63% and 69% ABV.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 10, 2024

Take these with a pinch of salt: the UK and Europe have varying laws on the sale of alcohol via public platforms, and I cannot see the pages to verify the sales. These listings are no longer available, but my records indicate the bottles sold for £1,997 and £1,295 respectively.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 16, 2024

The tasting sheet focuses on each aspect of a whisky, such as sight, nose complexity, aroma intensity, balance, palate complexity, alcohol, balance, and finish quality. Scoring The Whiskies Judges use a tasting sheet with each pour, designed over many years by Sébastien and his team.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 12, 2024

How To Get Around It’s important to remember that Scotland has a strict zero-alcohol drink-driving policy, meaning you can’t even take a sip of whisky and drive. You can easily visit The Macallan , Glenfarclas , The Glenlivet , Glenfiddich , Aberlour , and more. Fines, penalty points, and bans are at risk if you do.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 30, 2024

Accounts also record the amount spent by the assembly on alcohol for these annual meetings. Islay’s whisky heritage is evidenced by records showing that the Local Parliament resolved to prevent the actions of illegal distillers in 1801 and to restrict the ferrymen’s allowance of whisky for transporting cattle in 1818.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 21, 2024

If you are following the IBA recipe for a Whiskey Sour, then bourbon would be the best choice. The alcoholic strength of said bourbon is, of course, up to you. The sweet vanilla notes often found in bourbon nicely complement the sourness of the lemon juice and ensure easy drinking.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 31, 2024

The distillery produces 500,000 litres of alcohol per year and a contrasting style of peated and unpeated single malt distillate, coming in at around the 30/35ppm mark before it’s been distilled. As an indie bottler, Adelphi has always made some very classic and very challenging bottles within the world of whisky.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 20, 2024

Thicker legs can indicate higher alcohol content or viscosity. Note its colour, which can give clues about its age and cask type. Swirl the whisky gently and observe the legs (the streaks that form on the inside of the glass). Nose the Whisky Bring the glass to your nose and inhale gently.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 18, 2024

High alcohol strength, incredible cask selections, and an unforgettable taste to back it up. Choice 2 is going all in on the distillery’s Exceptional Cask Selection Series. I have the 2010 vintage single blended rum XXI release and it is the rum equivalent of something like the W. Weller BTAC release.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

You also have smaller distilleries like Ardnamurchan producing a regular rum cask release, but this is at a much more powerful alcohol percentage of 50%, with some peated stocks mixed in. This style has the richness of rum but is additionally fuelled by some West Coast power.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 26, 2024

Serge Valentin’s Tasting Notes on the Isle of Jura 1975 Matthew Forrest Collection #2620 Serge Valentin sampled the Jura 1975 Matthew Forrest on August 8th, 2007. “ Colour: straw. “ Nose: this one starts all on grass and coffee and that may well be the high alcohol. An extreme saponification takes place.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 7, 2024

Inveraray Castle, seat of the Argyll family and Clan Campbell Plans have been unveiled for a £25 million scotch whisky distillery on the grounds of Inverary Castle in Argyll & Bute. The proposed Inverary Distillery will produce around 2 million litres of alcohol per annum, and create more than 20 local jobs.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

million liters of alcohol per annum. Something of a hidden gem (despite its port side location) for much of its early existence, Caol Ila received a full makeover in 1972, when the old distillery was demolished and a new, six-still plant was built. Caol Ila subsequently became the largest producer on Islay.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 7, 2025

Ardbeg’s fermentation is longer than many other distilleries, due to the phenolic content of the original malt, concluding with a fermented wash which has an alcohol content of 8.5% After fermentation Ardbeg distills twice, the first distillation happens in the wash still while the second is done in the spirit still.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 13, 2024

Prohibition resulted in rising corruption and the growth of organised crime to meet the illicit demand of America’s alcohol consumers. The closure and loss of the United States’ domestic bourbon and American rye whisky distilleries created a supply void that the scotch whisky industry sought to fill.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 4, 2024

Credit: International Churchill Society British Prime Minister and Second World War leader, Winston Churchill has gained a notorious reputation for his alcohol intake, which included scotch whisky mixed with soda water drank throughout the day. Churchill’s scotch whisky of choice was Johnnie Walker, either Black Label or Red Label.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 19, 2024

This allows the aromas from the whisky to rise up into the bowl whilst the alcoholic notes remain at the bottom of your glass. This way, you can appreciate the aroma of the whisky without the alcoholic aromas overpowering the profile. The wide bowl in the glass allows the whisky to breathe before it is tasted.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The Lagavulin Distillery is owned by the multinational alcoholic beverage company, Diageo. Palate: Bonfire smoke, black pepper, gentle lemon and lime notes, vanilla sweets, a contrasting sweet saltiness brine. Finish: A gentle chili spice to finish”. Who Owns The Lagavulin Distillery?

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 20, 2024

By exploiting a legal loophole permitting medicinal alcohol, Ian Hunter famously exported Laphroaig to the United States at the height of American Prohibition. Laphroaig’s popularity began to grow across Europe, South America, and Canada. As a result, Ian Hunter was frequently travelling abroad on sales trips.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Ozs, and the alcohol strength is given in proof rather than ABVboth common before the UK fully adopted the metric system on January 1st, 1980. Before this transition, scotch whisky bottles used fluid ounces for volume measurements. In the United States, the ABV of a whisky can be determined by halving the given alcohol proof.

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The Whiskey Wash

DECEMBER 7, 2024

That is the fermentation of wort the liquid produced from grain – to which yeast is added to produce alcohol (amongst other by-products) for eventual distillation. Esters can be found outside of alcohol making too. They can be found in any situation where alcohol bonds with organic or fatty acids through condensation.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 2, 2025

Thicker, slower legs can suggest a fuller-bodied whisky with more oils or alcohol content. Try leaving your mouth slightly open to soften the alcohol vapor and pick up finer aromas. Rich amber or mahogany: Usually aged in sherry or wine casks. Now swirl the whisky gently. Youll see “legs” forming on the side of the glass.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 24, 2025

Traditionally, its role was seen as functional, converting sugars into alcohol, while the focus was on grain, oak, and time. Historically, Scottish distillers used ale yeast from nearby breweries, but the industrialization of scotch whisky production in the 20th century led to the adoption of pure cultured yeast.

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It is not uncommon to see 1960s bottlings that give no indication of alcoholic strength or volume, due to lax laws at the time. In 1977, it became industry standard to state the bottle volume in fluid ounces and the alcoholic strength in alcohol by volume (ABV), which gives us more surety when dating a bottle to between 1977 and 1980.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 25, 2025

Method 1 – Freeze and Dilute Freezing the whisky reduces the volatility of harsher compounds, while a splash of water lowers the alcohol concentration and releases flavor molecules masked by ethanol. Method 3 – Sweet Enhancement Sweetness binds to bitter receptors and softens alcohol burn. I tested five hacks. Gently stir.

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