The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 7, 2025

Your body doesn’t immediately know the difference between chemical heat (alcohol) and actual temperature heat. While wine enthusiasts often suck in air to enhance flavors (try it with whisky if you want an intense experience!), Then, as you add more, it reduces the alcohol burn. The good news?

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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

JULY 10, 2024

Underneath The Glenlivet’s name and the 27-year age statement, the label reads: “This malt whisky overaged in Spanish oak casks had previously contained Sherry wine, is a big experience in the whisky drinking world. It is only when you look closer that the bottle seems to gain some defining characteristics. It was distilled by Geo. &

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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. Credit: Rosebank Whiskey is then put through an aging process, maturing in oak casks which do not contain gluten. A selection of gluten free beers.

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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

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

JUNE 20, 2024

When tasting a spicy whisky, you might experience a tingling sensation on your tongue or a warming effect in your throat, reminiscent of tasting gingerbread, mulled wine, or spiced nuts. Thicker legs can indicate higher alcohol content or viscosity. Additionally, rye whiskies are especially known for their spiciness.

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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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Lagavulin’s malt was matured in a mix of heavily charred ex-bourbon and ex-red wine casks, creating the perfect whisky to accompany any medium-rare steak. The Lagavulin Distillery is owned by the multinational alcoholic beverage company, Diageo. Finish: A gentle chili spice to finish”. Who Owns The Lagavulin Distillery?

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 2, 2025

Rich amber or mahogany: Usually aged in sherry or wine casks. 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. Now swirl the whisky gently. Just note: color isnt always natural. What can you smell?

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The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Often side-lined as the stage where distillers are merely looking for maximum alcohol yield, we instead choose to focus on it. By running small-scale wash fermentations to establish the flavors and alcohol created by various yeast strains, we then scale up our favorite washes, running each for a two-week period.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 8, 2025

WOWGR’s History and Misuse WOWGR was introduced in October 1999 following massive alcohol diversion fraud schemes in the 1990s that cost the UK hundreds of millions in lost revenue. Notably, it only ever applied to spirits, beer, and tobacco – wine and petrochemicals were exempt from the beginning.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 13, 2025

Credit: Tobermory Distillery Tobermory Distillery has released the fifth and final expression in its exclusive Hebridean Series , completing a collection that has garnered multiple International Wine & Spirit Competition accolades since its first launch in 2021. ABV, it has the highest alcohol content in the series.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 14, 2025

Its low in alcohol, high in charm, and made for warm days and good company. Serve it in a big wine glass with plenty of ice, and youve got summer in a glass. Aperol Highball If you want something ultra-simple and a little lighter on the alcohol, the Aperol Highball is your friend. Enter: Aperol. Still Want Whisky?

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