Balblair

BALBLAIR

Location :	Dornoch Firth, Edderton near Tain, Ross-shire. Highland Region.
Region :	Northern Highland
Country :	Scotland
Type :	Single Malt
Distillery :	Balblair Edderton, Ross-shire Phone : 0862 82273 The distillery has no reception centre, but visitors are welcome by appointment.
Founded :	1790 by an unknown founder – later expanded by Andrew Ross & Son. Balblair is the second oldest working distillery in Scotland.
Owner :	Originally owned by Allied Distillers and recently purchased by Inver House. According to Mr. Boyle, the company hopes to launch Balblair as a single malt in Duty Free shops sometime in 1998.
Producer :	Allied Distillers perhaps taken over by Inver House.
Water :	From Ben Dearg, the water flow into the River Carron and thence to the Dornoch Firth and the sea. A burn near the distillery feeds Balblair.
Remark :	Balblair has two Gaelic meanings – 'battlefield' or 'town of the plain', which date back to the first Viking landings in Ross-shire. Edderton, the home of Balblair, is known as the 'parish of the peat'. With the local supply of peat and soft water from the Struie Hills, Balblair Distillery is perfectly situated. Balblair began as a simple pot still distillery, under the watchfull eye of John Ross. By 1887 the distillery had been expanded up the hill and it reported an output of 50,000 gallons a year. The distillate is not yet bottled by the present owners Inver House, but Balblair remains a full working distillery. The Balblair whisky is a component of the Ballantine's blends. From the book 'The Scottish Collection' – classic malts by Carol P. Shaw: Although its origins are lost in the mists of illicit distillation, it is claimed that Blablair was founded in 1749, which would make it one fo the oldest distilleries in the country. The present buildings, dating from 1870's, are set in pretty contryside in an area known as the 'parish of peats'. The distillery had very recently been mothballed by its then owners, Allied Distillers, but was acquired from them in the spring of 1996 by the independent Inver House Distillers. The addition of Balblair gives Inver Houose four malt distilleries – Knockdhu, Speyburn-Glenlivet and Pultney, the latter also a recent purchase from Allied.

BOTTLINGS

Balblair 5 years old.

Age :	5 years old.
Vol :	40%
Price :	?
Remark :	A sweet, slightly sherried, very slightly smoky, rich and perfumed nose. The perfume comes through to the taste, with some maltiness, and the flavour embraces every area of the tongue. Sweet to start, then an appetising tinge at either side, and a slightly dry note as it slides over the back of the tongue. A beautifully balanced, complex and satisfying whisky.

Balblair 10 years old. Gordon & MacPhail
Sorry no picture.
Age :	10 years old.
Vol :	?%
Price :	£24.50 at http://www.whiskyshop.com/
Remark	From Carol Shawns book : A distinctive Highland malt whose slightly dry sharpness is nicely balanced by a light note of sweetness. Good as an aperitif, it is available from independent bottlers.

LINKS……….	to official Balblair or related web pages.
URL :	None at present time.

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Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky ( Johnny Walker )

JOHNNIE WALKER (Johnny Walker)

Location :	Dufftown, Banffshire, Gramp Region.
Region :	Highland Speyside
Country :	Scotch
Type :	Blended, Single Malt etc.
Distillery :	William Grant & Sons Ltd. / The Johnnie Walker Distillery. AKA: Johnnie Walker & Son. Adress : 33 Ellersly Road, Edinburgh EH12 6JW +44 131 337 7373
Owner :	United Distillers. ( Diageo plc )
Founded :	Est. 1892 (Some sources say 1820)
Water :	Robbie Dubh and Fiddich Burn. (Same as Glenfiddich.)
Remark :	Johnnie Walker scotch whisky : The Johnnie Walker distillery has been owned and managed by an independent family company for five generations This has ensured that the Johnnie Walker distillery is still dedicated to the traditions, care and craftsmanship of malt whisky making. Nowhere else will you find a distillery that still grows its own barley, that still malts in its own traditional floor maltings, that still coopers to tend the barrels, and coppersmiths to tend the stills. The Johnnie Walker range of single malt whiskies is unique. Three single malt whiskies of different age and different character. Each Johnnie Walker single malt reflects in its individuality, different aspects of the tradition, skill and care that are the hallmarks of the Johnnie Walker Distillery. A distillery firmly rooted in its past but forever seeking to refine the art of making malt whisky. The Scotch Whisky Book by Mark Skipworth – – – In, 1820, John Walker bought a grocery, wine and spirit business in Kilmarnock. But it was his son Alexander who joined him in 1856, who was really responsible for laying the foundations of the company's success in the 20th century. He exploited Kilmarnock as a centre for carpets and textiles, spreading the name of the family's whisky through the salesmen who came to the town. And he made use of the merchant venturers system to get the whisky sold abroad. Alexander went to England and in 1880 opened an office in London. The timing couldn't have been better for the dearth of French cognac ensured a ready market for Scotch whisky. In those days, Walker's Whisky was known simply as Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky. In 1890 Alexander Walker opened an office in Sydney Australia, and in 1897 agents were appointed in South africa and an office opened in Birmingham. It was not until 1908, near 20 years after Alexander's death, that the brand name 'Johnnie Walker' began to be used. – Overseas market ware reached through the 'merchant venturer' system whereby got were entrusted to the captain of the ship who would sell them on commission at the best price he could get. The system was favoured by the Johnny Company and by this relatively simple means, Johnnie Walker became known throughout the world. In 1917 the grain distillers of Distillers Company Ltd, were able to carry on (After the first world war.) , though, producing industrial alcohol for the war effort. After the war, many of the weakened independents agreed to amalgamate with Distillers Company Ltd. The interwar years also saw that company amalgamate with major blending firms. Master-minded by William Ross, managing director and later chairman of Distillers, Buchanan-Dewar (Who already joined forces), John Waler, White Horse Distillers and lager, William Sanderson came into the company. Haig, the fifth member of the Big Five, was one of the founders of Distillers. – It was at the beginning of the twentieth century that Tom Browne designed the striding Johnnie Walker figure, Lord Stevenson coined the phrase ' Johnnie Walker, born 1820-still going strong' and the name Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky dropped in favour of the red and black slanted labels. – Johnnie Walker Red label is the world's largest selling Scotch Whisky. Johnnie Walker Black label is the world's best selling de luxe whisky. Here's one from the movie "A beautiful Mind" (Roommate having a big time hang over.) Officer i saw the driver of the car that hit me. His name is Johnnie Walker.

BOTTLINGS

Johnnie Walker Black Label	Aka : Extra Special Highland Malt Whisky.

Type :	Scotch blended.
Age :	12 Years Old
Price :	(Dkr. 70cls. aprox : 300,-) 100 cls. Dkr. 184,- tax free in Whisky World – Copenhagen Airport.
Tested :	Yes
Total Score :	5/6
Remark	Johnnie Walker Black Label was originally known as 'Extra Special Old Highland'. It was renamed Johnnie Walker Black Label in 1909. Johnnie Walker Black Label is the top-selling de luxe Scotch whisky in the duty-free market worldwide. The favourite Scotch of Sir Winston Churchill; a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label is the main feature of his painting 'Bottlescape'. Johnnie Walker has held the royal warrant since 1933, when it was granted to the company by King George V.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label.

Price :	100 cls. Dkr. 1300,- tax free in Whisky World – Copenhagen Airport.

Johnnie Walker Gold label

Type :	Blended
Age :	18 Years old
Price :	100cls 559,- Dkr. in Whisky World – Copenhagen Airport.
Remark :	The newest member of the Johnnie Walker Whisky family introduced to the South African market late 1996, Johnnie Walker Gold Label, is unique in that it is literally touched with gold. Clynelish, the rare malt whisky which is at the heart of the Johnnie Walker Gold Label blend of 15 distinguished malts, derives its water from the Clynemilton Burn in which prospectors panned for gold in the 1880's and into which traces of gold still wash. Other important malt whiskies in the blend are Cardhu, which has a silky smoothness, Talisker, which contributes intensity and depth and Royal Lochnagar, which imparts fragrance and richness. Johnnie Walker Gold Label is also distinctive in that it has its origins in the blending notes compiled 75 years ago by Sir Alexander Walker, grandson of the founder of the company. His aim at that time to create a blend of exceptionally mature malts for Johnnie Walker's centenary were thwarted by a shortage of these rare products following World War I. In 1950 when the master blender who inherited Sir Alexander's notebooks wished to blend a tribute to him, he in his turn was hampered by problems of supply resulting from the disruption of World War II. The production of Extra Special Old Reserve which ensued was of necessity very limited and reserved for the exclusive use of the company's blenders and directors. Now with small stocks of some of the rarest and most mature whiskies required for Sir Alexander's blend to hand, his secrets have at last been revealed in Johnnie Walker Gold Label. Blended in limited quantities for Johnnie Walker's 175th anniversary last year, it is now available at selected outlets in South Africa – a connoisseur's delight. The elegant packaging features a square-shaped bottle with a slanted silver and gold label.

Johnnie Walker Premier
Price :	100 cls. Dkr. 918,- tax free in Whisky World – Copenhagen Airport.

Johnnie Walker Red Label

Testet :	Yes
Remark :	Not a whisky we would recomend straight. (Sorry Mr. Walker.) Scotch in an Irish Whisky ? – This Scotch perhaps… – Perhaps so popular due to the fact that it wount insolve anyones taste.
Total Score :	2/3
Type :	Blended.
Price :	Danish kr. 70cl. : 185,- i Skjold Burne (Tidligere Amager Vincenter). Danish kr. 100cl. : 117,- tax free in Whisky World – Copenhagen Airport

Johnnie Walker Swing.
Type :	Scotch
Price :	75 cls. Dkr. 279,- tax free in Whisky World – Copenhagen Airport.
Remark :	Very popular in Japan.

Johnnie Walker 15 Years old Pure malt.

Country :	Scotch
Type :	Blended – Pure Malt.
Founded :	Est. 1820
Age :	15 Years Old
Vol :	43%
Price :	(in Danish kr. 70cl. : ?,- )
Total Score :	2/3
Remark :	In some countries this is sold as Green label.

Johnnie Walker Old High White Label.
Picture wanted.
Type :	?
Age :	+ Years Old
Vol :	?%
Price :	(in Danish kr. 70cl. : ?,- )
Total Score :	–
Remark :	From the book : Classic Blended Scotch – By Jim Murray : (Page 185)… In 1908 the Jame Johnnie Walker was patented and at first they marketed their three existing brands, Old High White Label, Special Red Label and Extra Special Black Label. The cheaper White label fell by the wayside as Red and Black took off globally,…..

LINKS……….	to official Johnnie Walker or related web pages.
	Johnnie Walker – UK – Blended Scotch from United Distillers. (Now with sites in different countries and languages)
	United Distillers South Africa. (The Six Classic Malts) – site down when checked
	United Distillers Switzerland With a Click able map to distilleries
	United Distillers UK – Careers. (Site seems to be down)
Johnnie Walker.net	Johnnie Walker.net site may be doown
may not work	Scotch.Com – Scotch Whisky and Scotland United distillers had a link to this page… (Is it a UD page ?) Connoisseur's Corner – Scotland Journal – Fine Whiskies (Johnnie Walker) – Tartan Club and Information

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WHISKYBOOKS – BOOKS ABOUT WHISKY

INDEX OF WHISKYBOOKS AND BOOKS ABOUT WHISKY / WHISKEY AND BOURBON
and other relevant books / eg.: Whisky trails whiskybooks about the whisky history or anything related to whisky

The old WhiskyBooks page if you want to find a WhiskyBook

WhiskyBooks – Books about whisky in alphabetical order

PICTURE	TITLE	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
	200 Years of Traditions Strathisla	A Whiskybook By : McBain Sorry at present time we have no futher information about this whisky book.
Sorry no picture	200 years of tradition : the story of Canadian whisky	by Lorraine Brown 147 pages Fitzhenry & Whiteside ISBN: 1550410946
Sorry no picture	301 Rare Scotch Miniatures	By : Maund
Sorry no picture	500 Years of Scotch Whisky	By : McColl
Sorry no picture	1000 Years of Irish Whiskey	By : Malachy Maggee Hardcover (October 1982) HarperCollins ISBN: 0905140710 This book examines the misty origins of uisce beatha – the “water of life” and tells the intriguing, colourful and controversial story of Irish whiskey before it earned its place as a world-renowned spirit.Book description : One of the first single-volume guides to Irish whiskey, this book examines the misty origins of the popular drink before it earned its place as a world-renowned spirit. It is the story of an illicit industry that rose from 19th-century impoverished Ireland and of the skilled and dedicated people who refined the drink. This in-depth guide looks at the processes used to distill Irish whiskey both in the past and today and follows the liquor’s spread from Europe to America. Included is informationRemark : This is a rather old edition !!!
	A to Z of Whisky Formerly Book of Words	By : Gavin D. Smith ISBN : 1-897784-66-X Paperback – 224 pages (September 1997) Neil Wilson Pub Ltd ISBN: 189778466X Dimensions (in inches): 0.56 x 8.49 x 5.42 Comment: Designed for whisky enthusiasts, lovers of Scotland and journalists who need to have all relevant facts and references about whisky close at hand. The entries cover every possible aspect of the spirit (including American, Canadian and Irish) from aftershots to wort.
	Appreciating Whisky	by : Phillip Hills Hardcover (May 2000) Trafalgar Square ISBN: 0004724496 Book Description : An accessible, jargon-free guide to understanding, tasting, and appreciating Scotch whisky, written by the founder of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. From the Publisher : As with fine wines, there is a skill to being able to ³appreciate² a good Scotch. But how does one attain this skill? Appreciating Whisky offers a complete course in developing a palate for whisky. Using specific popular whiskies that you are encouraged to have at hand as you work through the book, you will learn how to recognize what it is you are tasting and smelling and how to describe it in the language of the experts. Appreciating Whisky: The Connoisseur’s Guide to Nosing, Tasting, and Enjoying Scotch (Paperback)
	Art of Whisky, The	The Art of Whisky : A Deluxe Blend of Historic Posters from the Public Record Office Published by : PRO Publications ISBN : 1-873162-67-7 Written by : Jim Murray Paperback – 128 pages (September 1999) Keeper of Public Records ISBN: 1873162677 Dimensions (in inches): 0.24 x 11.27 x 9.29 Comment from Jan Manfeld : This is not really a whisky book. It is a book about historic whisky posters. If you like art or posters as well as whisky, this is a book for you. A happy book that makes you smile.
Sorry no picture	The Beer and Whisky League	The Illustrated History of the American Association-Baseball’s Renegade Major League Published by : Mark Rucker – Picture Editor ISBN : 155821285X Author : David Nemec Not about whisky but the history of Baseball.
Sorry no picture	*The Best Scotch )**	Nagaoka Shoten ISBN : 4-522-21373-5 Japanese whisky catalog : Speyside, highland, lowland, islay, vatted, bottlers, and blended. Nice pictures and prices per bottle in ml and ¥
Sorry no picture	Book of Classic American Whiskeys, The	Published by : Open Court Publishing Company Co-author : Mark Waymack The Waymack and Harris bourbon book Covers distillery tours.
Sorry no picture	Charles Maclean’s Pocket Whisky Book	By : Charles Maclean
Sorry no picture	Collins Need to Know? Whiskies	Collins Need to Know? Whiskies (Collins Need to Know?) (Paperback) by Dominic Roskrow (Author)
Sorry no picture	*Classic Blended Scotch )**	By : Jim Murray ISBN: 1-85375-297-5 Published by: PRION Comment: From the cover inside : This is the first book ever to be devoted exclusively to the blend, with such famous brands as Johnnie Walker, Bell’s and Haig. Written by Jim Murray, the only whisky expert with both the nose and the knowledge, it takes us to the heart of each blend to unveil the secrets of its taste. It covers the history of whisky blending; the art of the blender – taking a look at the master blenders at work; along with an A-Z of over a hundred classic blends…
Sorry no picture	Classic Bourbon, Tennessee & Rye Whiskey	By : Jim Murray Published by: PRION Book about classic Bourbon, Tennessee & Rye Whiskey
	*Classic Malts )** The Scottish Collection	By : Carol P. Shaw ISBN: 0-00-472068-7 Published by: HarperCollins Publishers. Comment: A illustrated guide to over 85 classic Scottish and Irish malt whiskies and the distillers that produce them. Tasting notes and pictures of labels.
Sorry no picture	Classic Irish Whiskey	By : Jim Murray Published by: PRION Book about classic Irish Whiskey
Sorry no picture	Classic spirits of the world	By : Brown
Sorry no picture	Classic Whisky Handbook, The	Written by : Ian Wisniewski Published by : Lorenz Books ISBN : 1-85967-660 Comment from Jan Manfeld A delicious appetizer. Perhaps a book for new whisky explorers or people who do not like to read to much text. A little too thin for my taste.
	Collins pocket reference Whisky *)	By : HarperCollins Publishers, Glasgow G4 0NB / Carol P. Shaw ISBN : 0-00-472018-0 The essential guide to over 200 Scotch and Irish whiskies and the distillers that produce them. Includes single and vatted malts, grain and de luxe whiskies, and the most popular blends. Includes histories of Scotch and Irish whisky-making, advice on developing a palate for whisky, and personal record lists.
Sorry no picture	Complete Book of Whisky	By : Jim Murray
Sorry no picture Scanning in progress	*Complete guide to Whisky, The )** A Guide to the Worlds Best Scotch Malts, Irish Whiskeys, and Bourbons (Pocket Guide Series)	By : Jim Murray Design : Carlton Books Published by : Carlton ISBN : 1-85868-450-1 or 1572431512/alternativewh-20″>The Complete Guide to Whiskey : A Guide… ISBN : 1572431512 Comment from Jan Manfeld Contains descriptions of all Scotch, Irish, American and Canadian distilleries and tasting notes of their products. At last a handbook with tasting notes of all whiskies from the classic whisky producing countries. If you only want one handbook, this is the one to buy. Written by none less than Jim Murray (my favourite whisky writer).
Sorry no picture	Den store bog om whisky	Den store bog om whisky Af : Michael Jackson Forlag : Nyt Nordisk Forlag ISBN : 87-17-06812-6 1. Udgave Dansk udgave
Sorry no picture	Den store whiskymanøvre	Den store whiskymanøvre Af : Julius Mern Andersen Forlag : Samleren ISBN : 87-568-1214-0 2. Udgave Dansk udgave
	Ecosse et ses whiskies	(Hardcover) by Michael Jackson (Author)ISBN-10: 2263030980 ISBN-13: 978-2263030987
Sorry no picture	GEM Whisky Book	Published by : HarperCollins. The best-selling guide to over 150 Scotch whiskies and the distillers that produce them.
Sorry no picture	Illustrated History of Whisky	By : Darwen
Sorry no picture	Jim Murray’s Irish Whiskey Almanac	Published by : Jim Murray In this essential guide you will also find : The history of whiskey making in Ireland. How Irish Whiskey is made today. Distillery and brand histories. Pot still, pure malt and blended whiskeys. Rare vintage bottlings. Irish whiskey liqueurs. Poteen and Visitor facilities on Ireland’s whiskey trail.
Sorry no picture	Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible	Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible (Paperback) by Jim Murray (Author) Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd; Rev Ed edition (October 1, 2007) ISBN-10: 1844421864 ISBN-13: 978-1844421862
Sorry no picture	Lademanns whiskybog	Lademanns whiskybog Af : Jim Murray Forlag : Lademann ISBN : 87-15-10140-1 1. Udgave eller ISBN : 87-15-10234-3 1. Udgave Dansk oversættelse af Jim Murray’s bog
Sorry no pic.	A Little Book of Scotch Whiskies	By : Derek Cooper Hardcover (September 1992) Chronicle Books ISBN: 0811802531 Comment : Rather old edition. Editorial Reviews : Ingram A complete look at the history of fine Scotch whiskies and the processes involved in their production, plus descriptions of 24 distilleries make this informative little volume a very distinctive gift.
	*Livets Vand )**	Forfattet af : Derek Fraser – Forlag PSS. (Dansk/Danish) ISBN : 87-89670-11 6 Danish Comment : En af vores første whisky bøger – og bogen er da også god for begyndere. Desværre er vores en paperback og hvis den bliver flittig brugt som vores blev/bliver – så går ryggen i stykker og siderne ryger ud 🙁 snøft… Ifølge Derek Fraser kommer han med en ny udgave inden længe – opdateret og med flere billeder. Skulle også indeholde en CD – vi ser frem til en bog mere på dansk.
Sorry no picture	Making of Scotch Whisky, The	By : Michael Moss and John Hume.
Sorry no picture	Malt Whisky	By : Charles MacLean from Malt Advocate Comment: Information and photographes to fylly appreciate this magical spirit to the fullest.
Sorry no picture	The Malt Whisky Almanac	Af : Wallace Milroy Forlag : Dansk Maltwhisky ISBN : 87-985860-0-9 6. Udgave Dansk udgave / Danish edition.
	*Malt Whisky )** A Contemporary Guide	By : Graham Moore ISBN: 1-85310-885-5 Published by: Swan Hill Press Comment: Lots of nice pictures and text about : The Historical Trail, Founding Fathers, How Whisky is made, The label, Scotland’s whisky-producing regions, Whisky trail etc. Comments from Mr. Graham Moore : You may be interested to know that the book was published in Germany last September (ED: 2000) by Edition Maritim, and a new and greatly expanded book should be published (in English) in September this year. (ED: 2001).
Sorry no picture	Malt Whisky	By : Nown
Sorry no picture	Malt Whisky Almanac, The	By : Michael Moss and John Hume. By : Wallace Milroy. Published by : NWP ISBN : 1-897784-26-0 Comment from : Jan Manfeld Reference book. A popular handbook about single malt scotch. Does also contain information about defunct and closed distilleries. Smaller and not quite as extensive as Malt whisky file or Malt whisky companion.
	*Malt Whisky file, The )** The connoisseur’s guide to malt whiskies and their distilleries.	By : Robin Tucek (Background and history) and John Lamond (Tasting notes). Published By : Canongate Books Limited ISBN : 086241-650-7 (Second edition : 1997) or Paperback The Lyons Press ISBN: 1558216693 Short review by awa : Most of the book is a A-Z of different Whisky brands, a description in general and picture of whisky label Description on bottlings with tasting notes about : Colour, Nose, Flavour, Finish and a note, a 0-10 score on Sweetness, Peatiness and Availability. Comment from : Blackadder This connoisseur’s guide to malt whiskies and their distilleries is packed with information and tasting notes, and the new edition has 16 more pages for you to savour! Book Description : For all those who appreciate fine spirits, The Malt Whisky File is the most complete reference available to the whiskies of the world, including those from the distilleries of New Zealand, Ireland, Japan, and, of course, Scotland. Offering a label-by-label analysis of each whisky, John Lamond and Robin Tucek offer helpful tasting notes, a history of each brand, and a rating based upon a proprietary scale of sweetness, peatiness, and availability (based on each label’s total production). (5 x 8 1/4, 244 pages, color photos, maps) The author, John Lamond (johnlamond@mail.enterprise.net , July 24, 1999) THE most objective guide to the world’s finest spirit “The Malt Whisky File” is my little baby. The tasting notes began quite some time before the book took shape, even before the kernel of an idea developed. I have always tried to be objective in my tastings. We all have unique palates and therefore I cannot tell you for example that “Lochinver single malt is the greatest thing since sliced bread!”. The great thing about malt whisky is that each distillery has its own, very specific, microclimates and wild yeasts; their water
	Michael Jackson’s Malt Whisky Companion ) ‘The definitive guide to the water of life’*	Editors : Lisa Minsky, Roddy Craig. Art editor : Phil Kay. Managing editor : Jemima Dunne. Managing art editor : Tina Vaughan. Copyright : Dorling Kindersley Limited. Text copyright : Michael Jackson. ISBN : 0-7513-0146-9 Extended A-Z catalogue features tasting notes on over 330 different malts.
	Michael Jackson’s complete guide to single malt scotch	A connoisseur’s guide to the single malt whiskies of ScotlandISBN : 1561380814
Sorry no picture Scanning in progress	*Maltwhisky )**	Michael Jacksons Malt Whisky Companion translated into Danish. Udgives af : L&R Fakta. i samarbejde med Dansk Maltwhisky Akademi ISBN : 87-614-0048-3 1. Udgave Forlag : L & R Fakta i samarbejde med Dansk Maltwhisky Akademi ISBN : 87-614-0189-7 2. Udgave Danish comment from : Jan Manfeld Opslagsværk oversat til dansk. Glimrende oversat.
	Original Malt Whisky Almanac, The *) A Taster’s Guide	By : Wallace Milroy ISBN: 1-897784-68-6 (7th Edition) Published by: Niel Wilson Publishing Ltd. Remark: Distillery adresses, phone and fax numbers, Manager’s name, Production and ownership status, Date of establishment, source of process water etc. Pictures of whisky labels.
Sorry no picture	Scotch	By : Bruce Lockhart.
	Scotch Missed The Lost Distilleries of Scotland	By : Brian Townsend ISBN : 1-897784-53-8
	*Scotch Whisky )** It’s past and present	By : David Daiches. Published by : Birlinn Limited, 13 Roseneath Street, Edingburgh EH9 1JH ISBN : 1-874744-36-X Comment from the back of the book by Eric Linklater: In this handsome and learned volume there is all the one needs to know about the chemistry of whisky, its history, and the growth of a cottage industry into a great golden fountain for the enrichment of government and the tax-gatherers.
	Scotch Whisky Book, The *)	By : Mark Skipworth. Publisher : By Reed Consumer Books Limited for Lomond Books. ISBN : 0-600-55291-8
Sorry no picture	Scotch Whisky Pocket Guide	By : Charles Maclean
Sorry no picture	Schweppes Guide to Scotch, The	By : Philip Morrice.
Sorry no picture	Single Malt Scotch	By : Bill Milne & Roddy Martine Publised by : Friedmann/Fairfax ISBN : 1-56799-440-7 Comment from : Jan Manfeld An unbelieveble beautiful book about Scotch malt whisky. Besides the captivating photos and very good descriptions it also contains recipes that contains malt whisky. This is a book for the sophistcated connoisseur. I love it – Buy it!
Sorry no picture	Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland for the discrimination Inbiber.	By : James F. Harris & Mark H. Waymack ISBN : 0-8126-9213-6 (Paperbag) Reference book with pictures of distilleries etc.
	Single Malt Whisky Companion, The *) A Connoisseurs Guide	By : Helen Arthur ISBN : 0-02-861780-0 Published by: Macmillian Comment: A comprehensive directory of more than 100 single malt whiskies, including several rare and hard-to-find single malts, illustrated with pictures of whisky bottles and pictures of the distilleries, together with distillery facts, author’s personal tasting notes and recommendations.
Sorry no picture	Skotlands guld – maltwhisky	By : Charles MacLean ISBN : 87-12-03297-2 Forlag : Gads Forlag Dansk udgave ca. 200,- dkr i boghandleren.
Sorry no picture	Still life with Bottle Whisky according to Ralph Steadman	By : Ralph Steadman ISBN : 0-15-100310-6 Book about whisky added pictures & labels mixed with drawings / sketchs added with caricatures
Sorry no picture	Skotsk Whisky	(Swedish) Allt Om Maltwhisky : Historia, Tillverkning, Destillerier Written by : Ellsberger, Per Published by : BOKFÖRLAGET PRISMA ISBN : 915183555X Printed : 1999 Comment from Marcus Allerbo : Här kommer en rekomendation på en ganska ny whiskybok, skriven av Per Ellsberger. Boken har fått mycket bra kritik i Sverige, eftersom den går på djupet om hur man tillverkar whisky. Tyvär så finns den endast på svenska. Juuls vinhandel i Köpenhamn säljer den och de menar att boken är en svensk whiskybibel.
Sorry no picture	Story of Canadian Whisky, The ASIN/1550410946200 years of tradition : the story of…	Written by : Lorraine Brown Published by : Fitzhenry & Whiteside ISBN : 1-55041-094-6 Comment from Jan Manfeld : A well written book about the 200 years old Canadian whisky tradition. Most Canadians I have met knew nothing about their whisky tradition. They should be forced to read this book!
Sorry no picture	*Verdens bedste Malt & Scotch Whisky )**	Af Daniel Lerner Published by : Könemann ISBC : 3-8290-1903-3 Gennemgang af over 200 mærker og destillerier med notater om alder, smag, flavor, aftapninger m.v.
Sorry no picture	Wallach Milroy 6th.	Published by : ?
	*World Guide to Whisky, The )**	Produced by : Michael Jackson for Dorling Kindersley Published by : Dorling Kinndersley Limited. ISBN : 0-86318-237-2 The first comprehensive guide to the whiskies of the world, illustrated throughout with colour photographs and maps, detailing the regional and national traditions, and geographical features, which conspire to produce such a famous yet varied spirit. Individual tasting notes to nearly 300 different whiskies, including descriptions of every available single malt Scotch, complete an unrivalled, up-to.date blend of information.
	Whiskey The Definitive World Guide	Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide (Hardcover) by Michael Jackson (Author) Language: English ISBN-10: 0789497107 ISBN-13: 978-0789497109
	The Whiskey Companion	A Connoisseur’s Guide to the World’s Finest Whiskies (Paperback) by Helen Arthur (Author)
Sorry no picture	Whisk(e)y	Published by : Abbeville Press. ISBN : 0-7892-0223-9 (Some ISBN may cross this is also 0789202239Cognac by Axel Behrendt) By : Stefan Gabányi Lots of info, but no pictures. Comment from Jan Manfeld : An exellent handbook. Presents information alphabetically by subject, including whisk(e)y producing regions, distillers, companies, brands, bottlers and production methods. I highly recommend this book.
Sorry no picture	Whiskies of Scotland, The	By : R J McDowall, revised by William Waugh.
Sorry no picture	Whisky	By : Gavin D. Smith
Sorry no picture	Whisky	Forlag : Sesam ISBN : 87-11-13386-4 1. Udgave Dansk
	Whisky	WHISKY (Hardcover) by Aeneas Macdonald (Author)
	*Whisky and Scotland )** A Practical and Spiritual Survey	By : Neil M. Gunn. ISBN: 0-285-63433-X Published by: Souvenier Pres Ltd. London. Comment: The history, Traditions and Nationalism of Spirit, Whisky Barley, malting, brewing, maturing and blending etc. No pictures but some drawings by Fred Van Deelen.
Sorry no picture	The whisky distilleries of the United Kingdom.	A reprint with a new introduction by Miss I.A. Glen. (Hardcover) by Alfred Barnard (Author)
Sorry no picture	Whisky Från hela Världen	Av: Urban Laurin Förlag: ICA Bokförlag ISBN: 91-534-1866-2 De stora whiskyländerna Skottland, Irland, USA, Kanada och Japan och deras destillerier presenteras ingående och ett flertal andra whiskyproducerande länder mer kortfattat. Sammanlagt behandlas ca 300 olika whiskymärken med uppgifter om doft, smak, eftersmak och tillverkare. De flesta av dem är också betygsatta med poäng. MVH Sam Andersson
Sorry no picture	Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom, The	By : Alfred Barnard.
	Whisky Michellany	By : Iain Slinn ISBN : 0-9547360-0-1 Hospitality Scotland. Release date 31. August 2004 Read about the book at http://www.whisky-book.com/ or http://www.whiskymiscellany.com Review : By Alternative Whisky Academy First poor yourself a whisky Look up the brand your are drinking. The book explains in short terms different whisky words and helps you to understand the process and words used within the world of whisky.	whisky-book
Sorry no picture	Whisky Map of Scotland	By : Bartholomew ISBN : 0-7028-1813-5 Compiled by : Andrew Elder or By : Collins ISBN : 0-00-448885-7 www.fireandwater.com Both looks alike and are produced with the approval of the Scotch Whisky Association. Drawings and pictures illustrated and details of distilleries in Scotland at which visitors are welcome.
Sorry no picture	The Whisky pilot Aka : Whisky 98	This is not a book – but a CD-rom. By : Uniqum systems. http://www.uniqum.se/ – Uniqum Systems : Uniqum Systems sweden is the Publisher of the CD-rom “Whisky 98” and “The Whisky pilot”. Uniqum Systems is owned and operated by Christer Olsson and Fredrik Tholander. The company was founded in 1991 and develops multimedia titles and custom designed programs.
Sorry no picture	The Whiskey Rebellion Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution	By : Thomas P. Slaughter Oxford Paperbacks
	*Whisky Trails, The )**	By : Gordon Brown A Traveller’s Guide to Scotch Whisky. ISBN : 1-85375-227-4 Comment : Travel guide to Scotland. Planning a whisky trail to Scotland we can recommend this book.
	*Whiskyverden, En )**	(IN DANISH) Af : Jens Tholstrup Forord af : Søren Ryge Petersen Forlag : Dansk Maltwhisky Akademi ISBN : 87-985860-1-7 Danish comment: En bog om whiskiens historie, fremstillings proces, ordforklaring og en sektion om geografiske kendetegn etc.
	The World Whiskey Guide	by : Jim Murray Hardcover – 368 pages 0 edition (March 15, 2000) Carlton Books ISBN: 1858688698 Dimensions (in inches): 1.24 x 7.85 x 5.71 Comment: Book Description This will be the definitive book on whiskey and whiskey drinking, with every page a visually exciting and informative-packed celebration of the world’s finest liquor.

Closing comment in Danish from Jan Manfeld :
Her til efteråret (1998 : Red.) kommer der i øvrigt en del danske whiskybøger – nogle af dem oversat fra engelsk. F.eks. Jim Murray’s Complete Book of Whisky. Gad boghandel i Illums ved mere end mig. De har rimelig godt check på whisky-bøger.

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13. oktober 200620. januar 2025

Tasting Whisky

TASTING WHISKY
HOW TO GET THE PALATE AND HOW TO ENJOY A WHISKY.

How to taste a whisky and telling the difference.

(By Gregers Inoue)

Lots of people have tried to describe the different types of whiskies.
Charles MacLean have made a tasting/Aroma wheel others have tried to study and split up the basic parts but…
Why is it so difficult to tell the different :

The human tongue have 4 basic senses :
Sweet – Salt – Sour and Bitter
The taste bud is mainly placed in the tongue papillas wich is placed on the tongue surface.
The taste bud on different parts of the tongue reacts different on one of the four basicflavours – sweet, salty, sour and bitter.
The combination of these four basicflavours and other stimulant such as sense of smell makes it possible to get a more sophisticated sense of taste.

(Some new information says that human have 5 senses where one i close to the known soya taste.. or somewhere close. It’s called Umani )

And there is stil the question is this correct ? .. some says that it isn’t correct. Other sources:

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/T/Taste.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste

Taste bud regions on the tongue is placed on different places. The front of your tongue senses sweet, the next part of the tongue are able to taste salt, the middle / side of you tongue reacts on sour tastes and the bitter taste are connected with the papilla on the back of the tongue.

When a subject is mixed with saliva the cells reacts and starts a nerveimpulse to the brain.
The tasting cells / reptors are constantly lost and replaced.

The human sense of smell is much more sensitive than the sense of taste and more than 10.000 different smells can be perceived.
Due to the loss of sense of smell when getting old – children are offen able to differ more smells than adults.
Besides warning about danger as smoke and poison gas the sense of smell contributes essentially to the sense of taste.

The variation of how we sense taste (smell) are different from person to person – but to give an exact description of a taste requires a registration of the combinations of the 4 basic senses of taste together with the more than 10.000 senses of smell in different quantity together with the individual persons ability to sense the different varies.

This also explains why a distillery producer smells to a whisky (Nosing) instead of tasting it and thats why a “tulip” alike tasting glass is used to collect the smell on top forcing it to gather …

Test :

Try four different whiskies with something on your nose. Change the order of the glasses and try again without your nose covered.

One of the forces of whisky is the different taste in every bottle or the way you sense the taste.
Perpaps the whisky was made from a water source wich gives a flavour to the water that might flow througt a field of heather and grass.
The grain grow in a clayey soil with lime on a field in a vally getting its water from a hill side with lots of flowers.
Perhaps the grain was dried with smoke and heat from straw and charcoal made by oak.
and matured in burned sherrycasks made of teaktree near the sea picking up salt from the ocean.
All together mixing up water, heather, grass, grain, lime, teak, heather, oak, smoke, sherry and salt in a unknown quantity.

We prefer to taste a whisky in the following order :
1.: Straight from the bottle in livingroom temperature (20 degrees centigrade) – first smelling to the whisky.
2.: If the alcohol is to dominant / powerfull (eg. a cask strength), we might add some water (but beware water has flavor / taste too.)
Some whisky enthusiast (like Mr. Michael Jackson) claims that adding water brings out the aroma.
3.: Adding ice will further more bring down the dominant and overbearing flavours – like alcohol but also the other because when your tongue gets cold the tastingcells will bet smaller / reduce its size.
(Some uses cold/ice stones/rocks to prevent flavour from the ice / water to merge with the whisky)
We wount tell you how to drink your whisky – if you like the whisky the way you drink it – and you satisfy your sense of taste this is the right way for you to drink it.

The ‘funny’ part about taste and flavour is also the surroundings and your mood (You should not drink in low spirits).
Most people prefer a smooky or salty whisky with a long aftertaste and palate at bedtime or after dinner.
The sweet whiskies are (of course) prefered together with a dessert.

We can only provide you with tasting notes on our perception of the flavours and taste and it may differ from your perception.

You should try different types and brands of whisky – before you may find your favorites – A cheap way of testing different types of whisky is by buying miniatures, buying whisky in a shop or bar, or by joining a society.
Then when you find an area or some favorite whiskies you may find more interesting whiskies in different books about whisky.

Appreciating Whisky: The Connoisseur’s Guide to Nosing, Tasting, and Enjoying Scotch

= = =

A last FAQ regarding taste:
Whisky do NOT mature or change while on bottle. Many users ask if a Whisky is good after 30 years on bottle or if it is any good.
Default the alcohol will kill any bad stuff in the bottle, the whisky will not change taste or turn bad, if not exposed to direct sun, extream hot or cold conditions.
We have tried and tested a Glen Grant directors reserve 30years old ( And after that 30 years in a celler) and the only change that we could find was that some of the abv. (Alcohol) was missing and the whisky was like mixed with a very little bit of soft water.
So go ahead enjoy the whisky that you found in a box, in the cellar or at grandparents old house.

Enjoy ! and Slainte

12. oktober 2006

Whisky jokes and quotes – funstuff

WHISKY JOKES AND WHISKY QUOTES
(in English – Please notice that some people may find jokes or quotes offensive.)

What is the difference between you and a car?

It is waste to make a car drive on a bottle of whisky.

You will be wasted after a bottle of whisky – unable to drive a car.

Why does members of AWA love the internet?

–

Doh… most sites starts with:

Whisky

dot

Abraham Lincon:

Tell me what brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.

Mark Twain:

Too much of anything is bad, but too much of good whiskey is barely enough.

Joel Rosenberg:

I’m a simple man. All I want is enough sleep for two normal men, enough whiskey for three, and enough women for four.

What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for.

Question: What is the difference between a G-Spot and Whisky?
Answer: A guy will actually SEARCH for whisky.

whisky is risky – but it makes the girls frisky.

Don’t drink and drive:

You might hit a bump and spill your whisky.

Canadian liquor manufacturers have accepted the Health Canada’s suggestion that the following warning labels be placed immediately on all varieties of alcohol containers:

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing..

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard.

WARNING: the crumsumpten of alchol may Mack you tink you kan type reel gode

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may be a major factor in getting your ass kicked.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra and panties.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with members of the opposite sex without spitting.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe that ex-lovers are really dying for you to telephone them at four in the morning.
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Pocket
A guy walks into a bar and orders a shot of whisky. He gulps it down and peeks into his shirt pocket.
He then orders another shot of whisky, gulps it down and peeks into his short pocket.
He orders a third shot and does the same thing. After the sixth shot, he asks the bartender for the bill, pays and starts to walk out.
Curiosity gets the better of the bartender and he says to the guy :
“Excuse me, but I noticed that every time you drank a shot, you kept looking into your pocket. I was wondering what’s in your pocket.
” The guy slurs, “Well, I have a picture of my wife in my pocket. I keep drinking until she starts to look good.”

Parrot Takes Flight
On reaching his plane seat a man is surprised to see a parrot strapped in next to him.
He asks the stewardess for a coffee whereupon the parrot squawks, “And get me a whisky, you cow!”

The stewardess, flustered, brings back a whisky for the parrot and forgets the coffee.
When this omission is pointed out to her, the parrot drains its glass and bawls “And get me another whisky you bitch!”

Quite upset, the girl comes back shaking with another whisky but still no coffee.
Unaccustomed to such slackness the man tries the parrot’s approach. “I’ve asked you twice for a coffee! Go and get it now or I’ll kick your ass!”

The next moment both he and the parrot have been wrenched up and thrown out of the emergency exit by two burly stewards.

Plunging downwards the parrot turns to him and says, “For someone who can’t fly, you’re a ballsy bastard!”

From the movie “A beautiful Mind”
(Big time hangover)
Officer i know the driver of the car that hit me.
His name is Johnnie Walker.

Q: What will open the door to heaven?

A: Whis-KEY!

Why did you send me a text sms at 3am last night?

I did not – my whisky did.

Recieved from Peter E Jeppesen. / Grønland.:

A professor of chemistry wanted to teach his 9th grade class a lesson about the evils of liquor, so he produced an experiment that involved a glass of water, a glass of whiskey, and two worms.

“Now, class. Observe closely the worms,” said the professor putting a worm first into the water. The worm in the water writhed about, happy as a worm in water could be.
The second worm, he put into the whiskey. It writhed painfully, and quickly sank to the bottom, dead as a doornail.
“Now, what lesson can we derive from this experiment?” the professor asked.

Scott, who naturally sits in back, raised his hand and wisely, responded, “Drink whiskey and you won’t get worms.”

AWA :
Q: What is the fastest way to get stoned ?
A: Drink Whisky on the rocks.

How did you return from the whisky tasting at the pub yesterday ?
As lightning !
That fast?
Nope – more or less like the shape – in ziq-zag !

A dude walks into a bar and says to the bartender : “I want a 12 years old scotch, and don’t try to fool me because I can tell the difference.”
The bartender is sceptical and decides to try to trick the man with a 5 year old scotch.
The man takes a sip, scowls and says : “Hey – Bartender, this crap is 5 years old scotch. – I told you that I wanted a 12 years old.”
The bartender won’t give and tries once more this time with a 8 year scotch.
The man takes a sip, grimaces and says : “Bartender, I do not want 8 years old scotch like this filth. Gi’me a 12-years old scotch or ill leave !”
Impressed, the bartender gives him the 12-year scotch on the house, the man takes a sip and sighs,
” Ah, now that’s the real thing. “
A disgusting, ugly, grimy, stinking drunk has been watching all this with great interest. He stumbles over and sets a glass down in front of the man and says. :
“Hey, I think that’s really far out what you can do. Try this one.”…
The man takes a sip and immediately spits out the liquid and cries, “Yechhh! This stuff tastes like piss!”
The drunk’s eyes light up and he says, “Yeah sure, now how old am I ?”

A man sits at a bar ordering double Whiskey all night.
Every time the barman serves him a drink the man pours the drink all over his hand.
The bar man is confused, but after all the guy’s still paying for the drink.

Eventually though the bar mans curiosity gets the better of him and he asks the guy why he’s wasting all the booze.

The guy replies: “I have to get my date drunk!”

Doctor I have a drinking problem !
– What is it ?
When I’m drinking whisky I have two hands but only one mouth.

This guy goes into a bar with a monkey on his shoulder and orders a beer and a whiskey, he takes a sip of Guinness and gives the monkey the whiskey.
The monkey knocks back the whiskey. The guy then punches the monkey square in the face knocking it to the floor.
The monkey gets up moves to the front of the guy, unzips his trousers and begins to perform oral sex on him, when finished the monkey slowly climes back on to the guys shoulder.
The Barman and another customer had been watching the whole event.
The barman then approaches the guy and asked him if can he have a go with his monkey.
The guy says no problem and places the monkey on the barman’s shoulder the barman sets up the drinks as before takes a sip of the Guinness and gives the monkey the whiskey.
On finishing the whiskey the barman punches the monkey who proceeds to carry out the sexual act as before.
At this point the other customer comes forward and says in a shy embarrassed manner “Excuse me sir, but I have been watching you and your monkey, do you think it would be possible for me to try?”
Once again being an obliging chap the guy says “No Problem” the customer then says “Great but there’s just one condition,” “What’s that enquires the guy”.

The customer responds, “You must promise not to hit me as hard as you hit the monkey !”

Three mice are sitting and bragging:
-Mouse 1: “I can drink a hole glass of whisky”
-Mouse 2: “I can a bottle of whisky”
-Mouse 3: “So what – I’ll go fuck the cat.”

A guy is stranded on a desert isle, alone for 10 years. One day, he sees a speck on the horizon. He thinks, it’s not a ship.
The speck gets a little closer, and he thinks, it’s not a boat. The speck gets even closer and he thinks, it’s not a raft.

Then, out of the surf comes a gorgeous blonde woman wearing a wetsuit and scuba gear.
She comes up to the guy and says, “How long has it been since you’ve had a cigarette?”
“Ten years!” he says.
She reaches over, unzips a waterproof pocket on her left sleeve and pulls out a pack of fresh cigarettes.

He takes one, lights it, and says, “Man, oh, man! Is that good!”
Then she asks, “How long has it been since you’ve had a drink of whiskey?

He replies, “Ten years!” She reaches over, unzips her waterproof pocket on the right, pulls out a flask, and gives it to him.
He takes a long swig and says, “Wow, that’s fantastic!”
She starts unzipping this long zipper that runs down to the front of her wet suit, and she says to him, “How long has it been since you’ve had some REAL fun?”

The man replies, “My God! Don’t tell me that you’ve got two bottles of whisky and a pool table in there!”

Between friends. (What would you rather be without ?)
– What would you rather be without if you should chose ? Whisky or a woman?
– It all depends on years / vintage !

– If you should chose ? Whisky or woman?
– I’ll never be able to understand a woman, so that is an easy choise.

Worst case rescue senario:
The Saint-Bernard shows up with an empty barrel

The doctor said to my wife … :
That she should stay away from whisky and alcohol.
Now she is asking for a divorce.

A Scotsman is sitting in a bar in Cuba enjoying a dram, when he sees a man with a large black beard walks in.
The man goes to the bar and orders a shot of whisky. The bartender serves him, the man drinks the whisky then starts walking to the door.The bartender says, “Hey aren’t you going to pay for that?” The man says, “Excuse me, Castro’s Army.” The bartender says, “Alright then,” and the man leaves.

A few minutes later another man with a large black beard walks in. The man goes to the bar and orders a shot of whisky. The bartender serves him, the man drinks the whisky then starts walking out the door. The bartender says, “Hey aren’t you going to pay for that?” The man says, “Excuse me, Castro’s Army.” The bartender says “Alright then,” and the man leaves.

The Scotsman gets an idea and walks up to the bar and orders another shot of whisky. He drinks it, then heads for the door. The bartender says, “Hey aren’t you going to pay for that?” The Scotsman replies, “Excuse me, Castro’s Army.” The bartender looks angry and says, “Hey, where is your big black beard?”
The Scotsman thinks quickly, leans over the bar and says, “Shhh, Secret Service!”

This woman goes into her local bar and orders a Whiskey but unusually decides to stand at the bar instead of taking her usual seat.
The bar man asked her “What’s up” “Oh nothing” she replied “Its just that I have had some tattoos done on my thighs and they are a bit sore still
“. “Interesting” says the bar man “what are the tattoos?” ”
Well one thigh has a Turkey and the other thigh has a Christmas tree”. Thinking it unusual the bar man asked “Why?
” “Simple” she replies” My husband is always complaining about having nothing nice to eat between Thanksgiving and Christmas…..”

If I drink half a bottle of whisky, is the bottle then half full or half empty ?
Don’t know ? But you will be fully drunk.

A professor of chemistry wanted to teach his fifth-grade class a lesson about the evils of liquor, so he produced an experiment that involved a glass of water, a glass of whiskey, and two worms.
“Now, class. Observe the worms closely,” said the professor, putting a worm first into the water. The worm in the water writhed about, happy as a worm in water could be. He put the second worm into the whiskey. It writhed painfully and quickly sank to the bottom, dead as a doornail.
“Now, what lesson can we derive from this experiment?” the professor asked.
Young Peter, who sits in the back of the classroom, raised his hand and responded, “Drink whisky and you won’t get worms.”

The same young Peter grew up and became himself a teacher.
As a professor he stood with his class with a selection of items in front of him.
When the lecture began, he took a very large glass, filled it up with large stones, which was approx. 5 cm wide.
When the glass was full, he asked the students :
“Is the glass filled up now?”
Everyone agreed that it was.
The Professor Peter took some very small stones, and gently into the glass while he shakes it very carefully, causing the smaller stones to go in between the larger stones.
When the glass again was filled up to the edge he asked once more :
“Is the glass filled up now?”
Everyone agreed that it was filled up.
When the professor placed a bag with sand on the table the students laughs, of cause the professor could ad sand between the stones, and he filled it to the top.
“Now!” said the professor “Please imagine that this glass is your life!”
The large stones is the meaningful things in your life, family, girlfriend’s etc.kids, your health etc. things that are important so no matter if you lose any values they will always be a part of your life.
The small stones are stuff not that important , like your job, house, car and the sand is everything else.
“Please notice ! If the glass is full of sand there will be no room for small and large stones. It’s the same in life, if you use your time and energy on small stuff there will be no room for important and meaningful stuff.
Always focus on which things there is important for you, and your life will be great and happy.
Play with your kids , see the doctor, take care of your health. Date your partner there will always be time to work, clean up the house and smaller stones!”
“Fill up your life with large stones that really matters and are important. Check and arrange your large rocks and stones and keep in mind that the rest is only smaller stones and sand.”
All the students can se the point !
The Professor now looks over the students and takes a glass of whisky, carefully he pours all the whisky between the sand, smaller and larger stones / rocks
Turns his head up again and says :
” And morale is! No matter what happens in your life there will always be room for whisky !”

A real man got at fine bottle of whisky, which he placed in his overcoat pocket.

On his way home he fell hard, crashing the pavement. As he got up – he felt a wet patch on his trousers.
“Please, Lord,” he prayed, “let it be blood!”

Late one Friday night, a policeman spotted a man driving very erratically through the streets of Dublin.
They pulled the man over and asked him if he had been drinking that evening.
“Aye, so I have. It’s Friday, you know, so me and the lads stopped by the pub where I had six or seven pints. And then there was something called “Happy Hour” and they served these margaritos which are quite good.
I had four or five of those. Then I had to drive me friend Mike home and of course I had to go in for a couple of Guiness – couldn’t be rude, ye know.
Then I stopped on the way home to get another bottle for later…” Then, the man fumbled around in his coat until he located his bottle of whiskey, which he held up for inspection.
The officer sighed, and said, “Sir, I’m afraid I’ll need you to step out of the car and take a breathalyser test.”
Indignantly, the man said, “Why? Don’t ye believe me?!”

A Utah Mormon was seated next to an Irish Catholic on a flight back to the States from London.

After the plane was airborne, drink orders were taken.

The Irishman asked for a whiskey and a glass of Guinness, which was promptly brought and placed before him.
The flight attendant then asked the Mormon if he would like a drink. He replied in disgust: !”I woul’d rather be savagely raped by a dozen whores than let liquor touch my lips.!”

The Irishman then handed his drinks back to the attendant and said, !”Me too, I did not know that we had that choice.!”

What is the difference between a battery and a whisky ?
A battery has a negative side.

Q: What do you call a man with a whisky in his hand?
A: A real man.

A drunk was in front of a judge.
The judge says “You’ve been brought here for drinking whisky.”
The drunk says “Okay, let’s get started.”

A large and very loud American goes into a pub in Glasgow.
“I hear tell all you Scatch people are real hard drinkers.” he says in a big booming voice, “Now you folks just don’t know what hard drinking is! Why I’ll wager a bet with any man to drink 20 shots of whisky one after the other and give you $500 dollars if you can do it.”
No-one takes up the challenge. One bloke even leaves!
“Well, there you go, sure proves my point!” the American says disgustedly.
A few minutes later the guy who left comes in and says “Hey Big Man!, is that bet still on?”
“Sure as hell is!” and he orders a line up of 20 glasses of whisky. The man runs along the bar, grabbing each glass and throwing back the contents, to huge cheers and the astonishment of the American.
The American of course tries to do it as well, but can not pass the 18th, so he gives the bloke the $500.
“Tell me,” slurs the American, “where did you go before you came back? ”
“Eh? oh aye” says the man pocketing the bills…
“I went to another pub – just to make sure that I stil was able to do it….”

You know you had to much whisky when :
You try to brush something of your shoulders and find out it’s the floor,
or
You have to screw up one eye to see double
or
You wake up in the morning lying on the floor, because your dog licks you in the face, and then you think…
“I do not have no dog !”

HOW A MAN CAN IMPRESS A WOMAN
Compliment her, cuddle her, kiss her, caress her, love her, stroke her, tease her, comfort her, protect her, hug her, hold her, spend money on her, dine her, buy things for her, listen to her, care for her, stand by her, support her and go to the ends of the earth for her.

HOW A WOMAN CAN IMPRESS A MAN:
Show up naked or Bring Whisky.

Why does the members of AWA not use ice in whisky ?
We forgot the recipe..

What is the difference between Vodka and Whisky?

If you doun’t know, stay away from our whisky.

Taste / Palate :
Did you know that the human tongue can register 4 ‘tasteareas‘ : sweet, salt, sour and bitter, the rest of our sense of taste comes from combination of these four sense’s, and from our sense of smell.

Later Umami has been added.

Did you know that AWA members are un-human and can taste much more, but after 20-25 whiskies it may be a false sense.

You're drinking to much Scotch !

You’re drinking to much Scotch !

Brynhilde found the 10 years old whisky bottle

that I had hidden..

and poured it all out!

–

What did you do then?

I did what any tough vikingwarrier

whould have done…

under the circumstances

I cried!

11. oktober 2006

The Ultimate Whisky Glossary

The Ultimate Whisky GlossaryWhisky lexicon / Whisky leksikon / Whisky Encyclopaedia / Whisky Glossary index of whisky terms
Different Whisky words or Whiskey terms..

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z No. – To the Bottom

LIST OF WHISKY WORDS
A Small Whisky ABC , Glossary
In the world of whisky you may bump into words that are not common !
We have tried to collect some of the whisky words or terms that may need a further explanation if you should be so lucky to bump into a book about whisky .
Further more beware : In the world of whisky words may get or have a different meaning. Smart words, look-alikes and 'slick' marketing can confuse a lot.
(Sorry to all our Danish speaking visitors – Leder du efter en forklaring på dansk så slå et smut forbi Whisky Ordlisten på dansk.)

Word	Remark / explanation
A
Abv	Alcohol By Volume is also known as abv. Abv is the alcohol strength of the whisky mesured as a percentage part in relation to the liquid as a whole. 40% abv is equal to 40% alcohol and 60% water, congeners etc. The word alcohol is derived from Arabic
Age	As stated on the label applied to the youngest whisky in the bottle.(If vatted or blended) By law a Scotch or Irish whisky must be at least 3 years old. The age refers to the youngest whisky – if it is a single pure malt the age refers to the years the whisky has been maturing in the cask. A whisky do not mature in a bottle.
Ageing	Whisky gets its individual character by maturing within the confines of a cask and once bottled the ageing process ends.
Alcohol	Hydrocarbon compund resulting from fermentation of saccharine solutions. Forms the intoxication component of fermented and distilled liquors. Another system of defining alcoholic strength is proof.
Amylase	The enzyme that converts starch into maltose in the Mash Tun.
Angels Share	The name Angel's Share was given to the whisky which each year evaporates from the barrels stored in warehouses. On average this works out at approx. 2% of the barrel's contents per annum, of which most of it is alcohol.
AWA	Alternative Whisky Academy – The mother of this site.

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Word	Remark / explanation
B
Backset	Peculiar to North American whiskeys, this is the shin stillage added to both the mash tub and permenter to an amount totalling no less than 25% of the overall mash. This is carried out to help orevent bacterial contaminations.
Ball of Malt	A peculiarly Irish expression for a glass of whiskey.
Barley	Cereal which is germinated to produce malt, the raw material from which malt whisky/whiskey is made.
Beading	A rough method used to tell the alcoholic strength of a whisky. When a bottle is shaken – bubbles or beads will form. The bigger they are and longer they last the greater the alcoholic strength is of the spirit.
Beer	Wort or Mash that has had yeast added which is either partly or completely fermented. Also known as Wash.
Beer still	This is prim. an US Term. Also known as wash still. The first still used in the distillation process.
Blending	The mixing together of a straight whiskey (pure malt, single malt, bourbon or rye) and grain whisky. In Canada the blending process allows for 9,09% to include non-Canadian whiskies (i.e. distilled fruit juices, fortified wine or whiskies from other countries.) The result is a blended whisky / whiskey.
Bond	Warehouse or warehouses in which whisky stocks are held until excise duty is levied. (Sorry not a 007 whisky.)
Bothie	A small house in the Scottish Highlands. Places were sometimes used for making illicit whisky.
Bottled in Bond	Northern American whiskey usually Bourbon bottled after four years in cask, at 50% abv. or more. In UK all whisky is bottled in bond – meaning before excise duty has been paid.
Bourbon	A whiskey normaly produced anywhere in the United States made from a mash of a minimum 51% corn, distilled to a strength of no more than 80% abv. (160 proof) and entered into new charred oak barrels at a strength not exceeding 62,5% abv.
Brewing	The process of mashing grain in hot water and fermenting the result with yeast to produce Wash or beer.

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Word	Remark / explanation
C
Caramel	If you know candy you properly know caramel. This dark brown substance made from sugar is used as a coloring agent in some whiskies. If your whisky gets "pale" or loose the brown color when exposed to sunlight it's proberly color adjusted with caramel.
Carring	The dramatic firing og the inside of a new barrel. The contact of the flame on the oak opens fissures into which the spirit can run and from types of sugars which will assist the flavouring and colouring of the maturing spirit. The term sometimes applied to the process being carried out on old barrels in re-charring.
Cask Strength	This is the strength at which the whisky comes out of the cask after maturation. This can be variable according to the age of the whisky. It is not defined by law but some companies use the term to describe whiskies which are stronger than 40 – 43% vol.
Charcoal Mellowing	Specially used for Tennessee whiskey. The new spirit is filtered through charcoal before going into cask. Also known as mellowing. Ikeaching or The Lincoln County Process. Some may be filtered again after cask aging but before bottling.
Charring	The inside surface of new American barrels are exposed to flames as part of the barrel-making process. This releases vanilla from the wood which sweetens the whisky, and the char itself helps remove offnotes. It does not add color to the whisky.
Cheers	This is a must do when drinking whisky in good company. If you are in Scotland or Ireland you would say 'slainte'
Chill Filtration	Filtration and removal of congeners by chilling the whisky. This is a purely cosmetic precaution used to prevent hazing when the bottled whisky is stored at cold temperatures. The greater the spirit is chilled during filtration, the greater the number of congeners will be removed.
Congeners	Chemical compounds found whithin whisky and formulated during fermentation, distillation and maturation carrying properties that have direct relevance to the taste and smell of the sprite. Some of the more delicate congerners can be lost during chill filtration.
Couch	A second tank in which barley is placed after it has been taken from the steep and dries sufficiently before being spread on the floor. (Floor is rare nowadays.)
Cut	The middle portion of the spirit coming off the spirit still. The cut is the best part of the distillate and is saved and put into barrels. The foreshots and feints are re-distilled.
Cytase	Enzyme in barley that breaks down the cell walls thus making starch accessible.

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Word	Remark / explanation
D
DCL	The Distillers Company Ltd. Originaly formed out of a trade arrangement made between six Lowland Grain distillers in 1857.
Distillation	Distillation is the simple precess of extraction alcohol from a fluid substance by the application of heat. Because alcohol vaporizes quicker than water, it can be collected during condensation. The process itself may come from the old Egypt (3000 years before Christ), where sailors distilled saltwater to fresh water (removed the salt by heating up the water.).
Doubler	A pot still used for the second distillation off a beer still in order to increase alcoholic strength.
Draff	The Scottish term for spent grains after it has been exhausted of all sugar like properties during fermentation. Used as nutritios food for livestock.
Dram	Dram also known as a Scottish term for a small glass of whisky (A Dram).

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E
Eagle Rare	A whisky brand
Enzymes	Carried within grain, especially after malting, action as an organic catalyst which converts large non fermentable molecules of starch into smaller, fermentable ones. During mashing, brewers must beware that the grain dows not enter the waters at to hot a temperature as these enzymes can be destroyed or damaged.
Exciseman	Officer form H.M. Customs and Excise who's in charge of the controlling conformity of operations run by spirit manufacturers, distillers and of the payment of relevant duty taxes.

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Word	Remark / explanation
F
Feints	The unused end-part of a distillation run which is mostly water. (Also known as Tails.) The flawed end portion of the run from the final distillation. Being unpotable, re-distillation is required.
Fermentation	A slow decomposition of organic substance usually induced by enzymes for instance the conversion of sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide ( C₆H₁₂O₆ > 2 (C^₂H₅OH) + 2 (CO₂) ) by yeast enzymes. Distillers allow fermentation to progress to completion whereas brewers stop the process partway through. The final fermentation is taking place in the cask.
Fermenters	Vessel made from either metal or wood used for the mash to be turned into beer. This is done by adding yeast which feeds of the soluble sugars ehld whithin the Wash. Because of the energy created by the activity of the yeast, fermenters are never filled to the brim. Distilleries using all malt in their fermentation use either switchers to help keep down the foam or they use temperature control.
Fillings	Barrels containing spirit freshly run off the still and which is to be allowed to mature in whisky.
Foreshots	The very first runnings off the still during the second distillation. See heads.
Floor Malting	The building whithin a distillery in which the pratice of malting is carried out by hand. Very few distilleries now continue this ancient pratice.

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Word	Remark / explanation
G
Gauger	The old name given to the exciseman whose job was to put down illicit distillation and smuggling.
Grain Whisky	A whisky distilled by a continuous method to a high alcoholic strength from either wheat or maize and used to blend with a straight whisky.
Green Malt	Barley that has begun germination but has not yet been hotair dried either by kiln or in a drum. This is sometimes used in the making of grain whisky.
Grist	Precisely ground malt flour immersed in hot water to make sugar-rich mash. Ground grains to be used in mashing.

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Word	Remark / explanation
H
Heads	Heads is the very first runnings of the still (vs. feints / tails) and undesirale distillate containing compounds even more volastile than alcohol. They are not suitable for whisky and must be re-distilled.
Heart	Between Heads and Tails , the center of the distillate containing the alcohol suitable for whisky.
High Wine	The alcoholic product from the first distillation which is ready to be pumped into a second still (Also known as Spirit Still) for re-distillation.
Highland	Area in the Nothern Scotland
Hopped Yeast Mash	A US Term. A mash flavoured by cooked hops in which yeast is propagated.

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Word	Remark / explanation
I
Irish Whiskey	Whiskey originaly from Ireland matured for at least 3 years in Ireland. Whiskey from Ireland is spelled with an "e" – some source say it was to differ from Scotch that is spelled without an e (Whisky). Though Whiskey with e is also to be found i US.

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Word	Remark / explanation
J
Jigger	Obsolute name for an illicit distillery or An American mesure of spirit, usually one and half fluid U.S. ounces. ( 1.5 fl. oz )

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Word	Remark / explanation
K
Kentucky	Whiskey was made as early as medieval times by Irish and Scottish monks who distilled grains in pursuit of a rejuvenating "water of life." In the early American colonies whiskey was made with rye and used as a medicine and a general aid to well-being. Kentucky settlers gave whiskey several new twists, beginning with corn, which was abundant since settlers could claim 400 acres if they built a cabin and grew a patch of corn. As early as 1775, enterprising Kentuckians were making corn whiskey. (Today, by definition, bourbon is a whiskey made from a mash containing at least 51 percent corn.) By the mid-1800s Kentucky distillers had developed other distinguishing characteristics, such as aging the whiskey in charred new barrels and using sour mash starter to gain consistent high quality from batch to batch. Some people credit the Bluegrass’ limestone water with giving bourbon its smooth taste.
Kieve	The Irish term for mash tub these days rarely heard.
Kiln	Room sized area for drying the malted barley. Smote from peat or coal fires below rises through a mesh floor and permeates the malt. Pegoda-head (pyramid shaped) roofs are the chimneys up which the smoke eventually passes.
Kilning	In malting the process of arresting the growth of the germinationg barley before starch can be used up.

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Word	Remark / explanation
L
Leaching	One of the mist common terms applied to the filtration process carried out in Tennessee whisky, the others being charcoal mellowing, mellowing and sometimes though accurately. The Lincoln county process : See Tennessee whisky.
Liquor	Hot water that is specially prepared for the mashing process.
Lommond Still	Perhaps you recall the name Lommond (Loch Lommond) Lommond still is a type of pot still square in shape designed to produce a heavier and oilers spirit. It is named after the Lomond Distillery where it was first used.
Low wines	The product of the first distillation in the wash still.
Lyne Arm	Pertaining to pot stills this is the pipe which slants from the head of the still to condenser or worm along which the alcoholic vapours travel.

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Word	Remark / explanation
M
Malt	Barley whose starch content has turned to sugar. Malting is the process of bringing this about on a floor (rare) in a Saladin box (very rare) or like now in large drums.
Mash	A Sweet yellow / brown liquid containing sugars extracted from the crushed grains that is cooled before passing into fermenter. The mash is the product of the mixing of grist with hot water in the mashtun, which will eventually become wort when it will be drawn off at the end of the process. Imagine a very sweet beer without alcohol.
Mash Tub	The large metal vessel in which milled grains (grist) are added to hot water in order to soluabelize all grain starch in preparation for fermentation. Mash Tub is in Scottish also known as Mash Tun.
Mash Tun	The Scottish name of Mash Tub. It is a large circular tank, usually of wood, copper, cast-iron or stainless steel in which the grist is mashed with hot water. (It is similar to the way that tea is mashed with hot water.) in order to dissolve all fermentable sugar. The tun is operated by the "mashman".
Mature or Maturation	A whisky will mature og go through maturation also known as ageing. The process through which the whisky contained in its cask acquires its character. (Like the process when wine is in the bottle – whisky will NOT mature in a bottle.). Some unfavourable components are eliminated through evaporation, at the same time as take place some complex exchanges between the spirit and the cask's wood, which are beneficial to the whisky's character and balance. Whiskies like Macallan matures in Sherry casks and you are actually able to taste a hint of sherry !

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Word	Remark / explanation
N
New make	Newly made spirit and yet perfectly clear. Has not yet been matured and is therefore not entitled to be called whisky.
Nose	Also known as the aroma of the whisky.
Noser	One a distillery it is one who smells whisky usually within the distillery or for the distilling company to ensure that its quality meets the required standard.
Nosing	Whisky is assessed by sniffing the aromas rather than actually tasting it. Read more about it on our : tasting and smelling whisky page.

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Word	Remark / explanation
O
Organic Whisky	Made only from barley grown in ground free of inorganic fertilizer and a treated with non chemical peticides.

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Word	Remark / explanation
P
Peat	Compustible dark brown sometimes black fuel made from compressed vegatable matter but soft enough to be cut from bogs. Producers pungent smoke known as peat-reek which is sometimes used in the malting of barley especially on the Scottish island of Islay. Water used indistilaltion that has run over peat will also pick up certain peaty character traints.
Peated Malt	Malt whisky showing strong smoky flavour characteristics peculiar to the spirit made from barley kiln dried with peat.
Pot still	A Classic still for double.distilling malt whisky. Containers usually made of copper occasionally stainless steel used for the purpose of distilling.
Price	What is the price and value of whisky It's an open market , try to check some of our hints on this page.
Proof	A system of defining alcoholic strength. Proof spirit is that which at a temperature of 51F (11,5C) weighs twelve thirteenths that of an equal volume of distilled water at the same temperature. and this is said to be 100% Proof. Such a mixture would be 57,1 % alcohol and 42,9% water. The measurement of proof gallons has now given way to liters of pure alcohol. One LPA (Litres of pure Alcohol) beeing 0,386 imperial proof gallons. The new European Union standard is more logical system of expressing alcoholic strength as per centage volume. In another word the it is the volume of alcohol in a mixture expressed as a percentage of the total volume of the mixture. Standard bottlings are now usually made at 40% alcohol by volume, the legal minimum strength for whisky. You may also se bottlings marked as 80 proof and 40% vol alcohol or 80% abv = 160 Proof Se also IOLM (International Organisation of Legal Metrology) and Proof Gallon. The alcohol content of spirits is usually given in terms of "proof", an archaic term inherited from early distillers of fermentation alcohol. In England the "proof" was to pour some of the spirit over gunpowder, and ignite the spirit; at or above a limiting concentration (eleven parts of alcohol by volume to ten parts of water) the gunpowder would explode. Inasmuch as volumes were much easier to measure accurately than weights, before the development of precise balances and scales, this cumbersome measurement of alcohol persisted, even though there is a considerable volume change on mixing ethyl alcohol (ethanol) with water. What they mean by the volume change is that if you add x ml alcohol to y ml water, the resultant mixture is NOT x+y ml. This meant that in many instances, the calculation of proof was very approximate and not very accurate, especially if they diluted the spirit at any time. Spirits on sale are usually 40% alcohol or around that area. 40% is 70 proof. In the US the proof is twice the alcohol content by volume, thus 188° proof contains 94% alcohol by volume. A simple calculation should tell you that 100 proof is around 50% alcohol – but do check that! By the way, the word alcohol is derived from Arabic

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Word	Remark / explanation
Q
Quaich	Derives from the gaelic word "cuach" a drinking bowl (tureen). An ancient two-handled Celtic drinking vessel which now is synonymous with whisky.

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Word	Remark / explanation
R
Rare	Sales trick – indicates that it is not produced in the same quantity or perhaps that it is from a dismalted or closed distillery.
Refill	Refers normaly to casks which have already been used once for whisky and are being pressed into service again. In private it may be the most used "word" you would use when visiting the bartender.
Rummager	Only found in coal fired pot stills, a mehanical devise consisting of arms and chains which fotate within the bottom of the still in order to prevent solids sticking to the botton and burning in the direct heat.
Run	Run or Runnings is the colourless spirit at various strengh and purity which passes from the still through the spirit safe via the condensing apparatus.

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Word	Remark / explanation
S
Saladin Box	Trough-like container, named after its French inventor, in which barley germinates while being turned by mechanical rather than manual means.
Scotch	In order to be called or named Scotch a whisky must be at least 3 years old , matured for at least 3 years IN Scotland. Scotch Whisky is spelled without an "e" (Whiskey) – So if you find a bottle with title Scotch Whiskey it is proberly some kind of copy product.
Silent season	Annual summertime lay-off period in distilleries when production was suspended due to lack of water.
Slainte	Cheers in Gaelic – Slainte Mhor is after what we have been told same as "Cheers even more" or a return of Slainte back.
Spirit Still	The Spirit Still is the second still (or perhaps even the third – when a whisky is triple distilled) which takes the high wines from the previous still and re-distils them. It is from this final distillation that the potable spirit is entered into cask.
Steep	Tank found at a maltings in which barley is soaked » steeped « in cold water to begin the process of germination and then malting.

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T
Tails	Also known as Feints. The last runnings of a still, weak alcohol.
Taste	Why does a whisky taste the way it do ?
Thin Stilage	The alcohol free liquid that remains when solids have been removed from the stillage.
Thumber	A type of doubler contain water which vapours from the beer still passes through causing a noisy thumping effect. This is normaly a US term the low wine vapours and are bubbled to produce high wines.
Top Dressings	High quality malt used to give a blend extra depth and character. (This could eg. be an Islay whisky from Scotland.)

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Word	Remark / explanation
U
Uisge beatha	The Scottish / Scots Gaelic for aqua vitae also known as Water of Life in modern terms known as Aquavitae or in Danish as Akvavit. from the first part of which the word whisky derives. Uisge Beatha is the Gaelic name meaning water of life (Also known as Aqua Vitae) and the derivative term for whisky. Uisce was corrupted to uisgey and then whisky. (Try to drink A LOT of whisky – Put 2 fingers in your mouth and then try to say uisge = It may sound like whisky.)
Underback	Underback is the intermediate vessel, situated right below the mashtun, through which the hot wort flows before entering the cooler which will bring it down to the adequate temperature required for fermentation.

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Word	Remark / explanation
V
Value	Now a days it is very difficult to set a value on a whisky / whiskey. If you are searching for a value and valuation of your old bottle of whisky try out ? http://www.glenfiddich.com/onlinevaluation/valuation.html Do you have an old, dusty bottle of Scotch whisky tucked away somewhere that you've always wanted to value? Glenfiddich instant valuation tool holds the prices that many brands of whisky have fetched when recently bought at auction. Try the online valuation at http://www.glenfiddich.com/home.html .
Vatting	A term used for the mixing together malt whisky from a distillery or different distilleries. Likewise with grain whisky.
Vatted malt	A blend of malt whiskies from two or more individual distilleries – entirely from malt whisky but from more than one distillery.

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W
Wash	Wort after being fermented in the washback. Normally a liquid containing 7-8% alcohol which is sent to the wash still for the first distillation. See also Beer.
Wash Still	Does the same job as the continuous beer still. it it the first pot still used in the distillation process, producing high wines to be re-distilled in the spirit still.
Whiskey	Different spelling of whisky, usually associated to products from Ireland or USA. The change in spelling was to differ Irish / American whiskey from Scotch whisky.
Whisky	Spirit obtained from the distillation of a mash of cereals at a strength lower than 94.8% normaly matured for a minimum of 3 years in an oak cask whose capacity should not exceed 700 litre and bottled at a strength of not less than 40% abv.
Worm	A coil of copper tubing which is the continuation of the swan-neck top fo the spirit still. It passes through a tub of cold water which causes the distillation vapours to condense into liquid. Most of the distilleries prefers these days to use condensers also made of copper tubes, but smaller in area used through not being coiled.
Wort	Wort is the liquid which is drawn off from the mash tun. A liquid containing the fermentable sugars derived from the malt in solution. In other words it is the liquid high in dissolved sugars which is the product of the mash tun. – a liquid sweetened usualy by malt by mashing and is cooled before entering the Wash back for fermentation. See also Beer and Wash.

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X
X Waters	X-waters is an ancient term for distilled spirits in Ireland.

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Y
Yeast	A living micro organism of the fungi family essential for the purpose of fermantation. Feeding on sugar it produces alcohol and carbondioxide as a by product.
Yield	Yield is the final output calculated in quantity of pure alcohol obtained from one ton (1000 kilogram) of malt.

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Z
Zzz..	The sound you'll make after drinking to much whisky.

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# / No. / Numbers
3	Years a Scotch whisky must be stored/mature in Scotland to legaly be called Scotch or Irish whiskey must be stored/mature in Ireland to legaly call itself Irish whiskey.
12	12 Years is a very common age for Whisky to mature in order to obtain the best taste. Some may be better even younger or older – but in average 12 years fits most types of malt whisky.
1000+	Daily unike ip-hits / visitors on this site.
2000	The number lots of spirits used on the bottles – Guess there must be : A Special Millenium Year 2000 Whisky out there somewhere. Eg. you will find a millenium bottling of the six classic malts of scotland.
158919	The number of hits in 1999 on this site. (Thanx.)

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11. oktober 2006

Whisky hvordan laves den

Whisky byg klar til at blive vædet igennem

Whisky, hvordan laves den egentlig ?
Først vil vi anbefale at du læser lidt om Whisky'ens historie og baggrund. og hvis du ikke kender til de mest brugte ord inden for whisky verden har vi lavet en lille guide over whisky ord

Whisky Fremstilling

Byg :

Whisky benytter En vigtig ingrediens/råmateriale og dette er byg hvis man taler om Scotch Whisky. Men byg alene uden forarbejdning gør det ikke.
Den første faktor der spiller ind er selvfølgelig hvilken byg sort der benyttes. Dernæst har en faktor som vandet også noget at sige. På øen Islay (Scotland) løber vandet fra bakker / bjerge og skråninger der er fyldt med lyng. Denne formodes at afsætte aroma og smag som så byggen optager. Dernæst har vejret også noget at skulle have sagt, rejnvejr, nærtliggende hav/saltvand solskins timer og hvor længe byggen er om at modnes. Det kan en landmand nok give mange lange forklaringer på !

Det er ganske få Whiskies og producenter der stadig har sine egne marker, Glenfiddich/Aberlour kan f.eks. ikke selv producerer nok byg og køber derfor ekstra udefra.
Når byggen så er høstet og tør skal den bringes til spirring igen. Dette gøres ved at den lægges i store vandbeholdere i ca. 48 timer. Herefter sies vandet fra og byggen lægges til at spirre.

Er der tale om floor-malting vendes og blandes byggen på et stort trægulv. En af de få destillerier der stadig benytter floor-malting er Abelour og Laphroaig (F.eks stoppede Ardbeg i 1974 med dette og det kan tydeligt smages – rygtet siger dog at de vil til at gøre det igen)

Byggen skal herefter tøres i 11 døgn og i denne periode vendes og rives den hver 3'die time.
Byggen bliver varmere, spirrer og slår små rødder / skud og samtidig dannes der sukkerstoffer i kornet.
Byggen er nu maltet og spirrings processen SKAL stoppes inden at selve byg kornet begynder at optage næring og gro.

Tørring :

Spirrings processen stoppes ved at opvarme, tørrer byggen over varme.
Enhver der har set et whisky distilleri vil kunne genkende skorstenen også kaldet en pagoda (Det lidt kinesiske udseende tag)
Her kan det også have betydning om der bruges kul, lyng eller andet materiale, da røgen afsætter sine tydlige spor i byggen og dette vil igen få stor indflydelse på whiskien.

I det mere moderne whisky destillerier benyttes der en særlig "ovn" som for nogle måske vil minde lidt om en tørrer tumbler.

Vi vil blot lade billedet stå lidt her…

Mølle :

Næste skridt for nogle typer Whisky er at byggen herefter kommer igennem en mølle som skær byggen i mindre stykker ( bryder kernen ) dog ikke så meget at det bliver til mel, men byggen vil stadig have en fast kornet konsistens.
Igen er det ikke mange whisky destillerier der har en mølle stående længere, men de får typisk foretaget dette ude i byen.
Folk der ved hvordan man producerer øl vil kunne genkende proceduren og ved også at det ikke er ligegyldigt hvordan kornet males.

Mashing :

Den "kvaste" Byg bliver nu igen blandet med vand, men denne gang ikke for at byggen skal spirrer men for at koge byggen og udskilde sukker stoffet fra …

Hvis vi tidligere nævnte en tørretumbler ville vaskemaskine måske passe her.

Fermentation :

Byggen sies fra og tilbage er denne søde væske … Har man hang til sød lyst øl så er noget af svaret her.
Det har en MEGET sød smag men ingen alkohol, men duften er ikke til at tage fejl af !
Når man ankommer til et whisky distilleri vil denne "atypiske" duft mange gange møde en ude på gårdspladsen.

Fortsættelse følger…

AFTAPNING

Når whisky skal på flaske

De færeste distillerier har deres eget aftapnings og opfyldnings system.
Glenfiddich er en af de få i Speyside området der selv aftapper og hælder deres whisky på flaske.
Når whiskien forlader tønden og kommer over på en flaske standser processen og smag, aroma m.v. forbliver nogenlunde intakt.

How to Handle Your Drink – The Allied Distillers Way
Natural history of whisky

How does whisky get from the distillery into your glass? Starting in the distillery, the boiling, mashing and distilling of raw materials is largely driven by bulk processing equipment and vessels, mixing and transforming the ingredients to put them on the right path to becoming the liquid in your glass. Yet there are essential activities such as turning valves, maintaining equipment and performing manual handling which can present risks to operators, and the implications of a poorly designed work environment are the same as in any process industry – muscle strains and difficulty performing tasks.

The whisky is then poured into barrels, which must be moved to and from the confined environment of the warehouse racks where they stay for several years, ageing with the help of the surrounding wood and air, as so eloquently described on the label of your whisky bottle. Manually handling these wooden whisky barrels (of various sizes, some weighing half a ton!) requires a great deal of "knack" and skill, and although a veteran barrel handler can make it look easy, a naive person attempting the same task will probably struggle to move the load. Finally the contents are decanted, perhaps blended, and then bottled on a semi-automated line involving dozens of different tasks, from loading the empty bottles, to placing labels and caps, to handling full cases of the product onto pallets.
Ergonomics considerations

As you will now realise, some strenuous work has gone into your whisky, and failure to address the ergonomics and manual handling considerations for many of these situations can lead to injuries over time. A good example in managing ergonomics risks has been set for the industry by Allied Distillers Limited (ADL), producers of popular brands such as Laphroig, Miltonduff, and Ballentines. ADL have been clients of System Concepts for several years, commisioning our consultancy and training services to address their unique manual handling and ergonomics concerns. In particular they have trained dozens of manual handling risk assessors through our customised training, focusing on areas where the risks are greatest, such as handling casks in the warehouse racks. They have recently extended the training programme to cover tasks on the bottling line which are more likely to be of a repetitive nature, so that good workstation and task design are of prime importance. Making full use of the checklists contained within our ergonomics training, the ADL assessors quickly assess a task and identify any potential risk factors, carrying out more detailed analysis if necessary. Most importantly, they are able to develop solutions which reduce the risk, from simple modifications to the bottling line to more substantial engineering changes such as manual handling devices.

ADL's Safety Engineer says: "We are happy with the checklist based approach because it is consistent, and helps the assessor to identify problems they may have otherwise overlooked."

System Concepts has a strong record of providing ergonomics support to the food and drink industry, with clients as diverse as The Brewers' and Licensed Retailers Society, The Scotch Whisky Association, Cadbury, Mars, Carlsberg-Tetley, and Victoria Wine. Please contact us if you would like to know more about applying ergonomics to your operations.

12. april 200420. januar 2025

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