How is irish whiskey made

The basic ingredients in every whisky are grain, water, and yeast. While most whisky will use a blend of different grains (rye, corn, wheat and barley), single malt whisky can only be made with malted barley.

While Scotland is famed for its single malt Scotch, it’s not the only country producing great single malts – American Single Malt Whiskey is an exciting, emerging category and Japan has many acclaimed single malts, too.

So what does ‘malted’ even mean?

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The process of malting releases an enzyme to convert the starch present in the barley to sugars. This is done through germination – moistening the barley to allow it to partially sprout (or germinate) before stopping the process by drying the barley using a heat source.

Those who like theirwhisky peaty will likely know that the traditional smoky flavour of some Scotch – like the much-loved Laphroaig – comes from the peat used to fire the kilns which dry the barley during the malting process.

Phenolic compounds, known as ‘phenols’ transfer from the peat giving the m

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