Malted barley is the most expensive grain in making whiskey. The results are that more distilleries are using less malt in their mash bills. This is a modern phenomenon. Ed Foote’s first task when he was hired as Master Distiller… Continue Reading &#…
Scotland-based distillery InchDairnie has released RyeLaw – purported to be the only Scottish malted rye whisky currently available on the market. InchDairnie RyeLaw was double distilled in pot stills in 2017, matured in charred new oak casks, made with locally grown 53% malted rye and 47% malted barley and was bottled at 46.3% alcohol by […]
Speyside-based distillery Benromach has released Cara Gold – a new limited edition single malt as part of their Contrasts range. Benromach Cara Gold uses Cara Gold malted barley, a roasted caramel malt more commonly used in breweries and combined that with the distillery’s lightly peated malt, which was matured infirst-fill bourbon barrels, bottled at 46% […]
