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Scotch Whisky

uisge-beatha

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From Gaelic UISGE-BEATHA, water of life, with the first documentary record in the Exchequer Rolls of 1494. โš  SCOTCH IS DEFINED IN LAW, not by custom: the Scotch Whisky Regulations require distillation in Scotland from water, malted barley and other cereals, maturation in oak casks in Scotland for at least THREE YEARS, a minimum of 40% abv, and no additive but water and caramel colouring. Categories: single malt, single grain, blended malt, blended grain and blended. โš  THE "REGIONS" ARE LEGALLY DEFINED BUT ARE NOT RELIABLE FLAVOUR PREDICTORS: Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Islay and Campbeltown are protected localities, and peated whisky is made well outside Islay. Peat, water and cask do the work.

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Languages: Scottish Gaelic, Scots

What is recorded

  • Scotch whisky is defined by the Scotch Whisky Regulations, which require distillation in Scotland, maturation in oak in Scotland for at least three years, a minimum of 40% abv, and no additive other than water and caramel colouring. The protected localities โ€” Highland, Lowland, Speyside, Islay and Campbeltown โ€” are legal designations of origin and are not reliable predictors of flavour; peated whisky is produced well outside Islay. documented
  • First documentary record of aqua vitae distilling in Scotland, in the Exchequer Rolls. documented

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