Single Malt or Blended Whisky? Know what suits your appetite

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Single Malt or Blended Whisky? Know what suits
your appetite
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• Terminologies in spirits could get really
  complicated, especially if it is about whiskeys.
• Trying to navigate the world of Best whiskeys in
  India can be extremely confusing even for the
  veterans.
• For example, unless its Scotch whisky, whiskey
  is always spelt with an e.
• Confusion is inevitable, but it is absolutely
  worth it and it doesnt have to be so
  intimidating.
• There are some other questions to answer as well.
  Among these, the primary ones include, single
  malt Indian whisky or blended? What is are the
  major factors that will help to differentiate
  between the two? Which tastes better?
• So, let's understand them better!

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The Differences between Single Malt and Blended
Scotch Whisky

• A blended whisky is an amalgamation of a
  barrel-aged malt whisky (made out of barley only)
  and a certain amount of grain whisky (made with
  barley and other grains).
• The person who mixes the two is called a Master
  Blender and has a very important task to manage
  the consistency in the bottling.
• Whereas, Single malt whisky is just the product
  of a single distillery.
• It is not created from one specific barley
  harvest, or in a single barrel.
• It is simply a malt whisky and is a product of
  a single distillery.

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Whats the difference in taste?

• Which would make the best whisky cocktail recipes
  out of the two?
• Honestly, that would depend on many other
  extremely crucial variables.
• The region where the Scotch was made has a great
  influence on the taste.
• How it was aged is another important question.
• It includes both in what manner, in what
  container and for how long? Is it finished or
  briefly aged?
• Containers include Bourbon barrels and spirit
  casks.
• The Master Blender has the responsibility of
  blending the barrels to ensure that a single malt
  or the best blended Scotch Whisky tastes
  completely true to form.

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Other Whisky facts

• Nothing can be too simple when it comes to Scotch
  whiskeys.
• There are some blended malt Scotch whiskies that
  blend single malts from many distilleries.
• Indian Blended Whisky blend single grain whiskies
  obtained from multiple distilleries.
• The most common Scotch whisky is the basic
  blended that is whisky created from single malt
  and grain whisky that is sourced from different
  distilleries.
• Also, single malt whisky is highly priced or a
  premium whisky but not necessarily of higher
  quality.
• All this is confusing, but it makes one thing
  crystal clear that blended whiskies, no matter
  the age or finish, always mix single malt and
  grain whiskies.

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