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THE REDISCOVERY OF SINGLE MALTS

In the post war period, Glenfiddich began exporting its whisky as a single malt, first to England and then in the late 1960`s and 70`s to the rest of the world. What seemed like a lone gamble became a inspiration to others. Blended scotch is still dominant in volume, but single malts like Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, the Macallan, Laphroaig, and others have established themselves internationally.

THE SINGLE MALT PHENOMENON

The reason for "The Single Malt Phenomenon" is that the single malt whiskies exhibit the widest range of colors, flavors, bouquets, tastes, and nuances of any spirit in the world. Not only does each single malt have it's own unique qualities, each of the single malt producing regions produce whiskies with certain characteristics associated with that region. The taste possibilities are endless.

THE BIRTH OF THE BLENDS

The Scots, with their mountainous country and long coastline, are a maritime nation of explorers, traders and engineers. Their pioneering travels have made blended Scotches, produced from both malt and "grain" whiskies the most international of spirits. Although some of the sites are surely earlier, the oldest of today's distilleries date from the 1700's. Many date from illegal stills, and others from farms. In the 1700's and 1800's the production was small and irregular, and the notion of "brands" or trademarks was unknown in any industry. Whiskey was sold by the cask to country grocers and wine merchants. Johnnie Walker was such a shop keeper; George Ballintine was another; the Chivas brothers were partners in a shop. These merchants dealt with lack of consistency or volume by creating their own house vattings, and these became brands. John Dewar, who went into business in 1806, was the first person to sell branded whisky in bottles.

9 Maple Avenue Proudly Serves These Fine Selections

Cutty Sark
Johnnie Walker Black 12 Yr
Dewars
Famous Grouse
Ballantines
Johnnie Walker Red
Pinch 12Yr
Glen Salen Pure Malt
Pigs Nose 5 Yr
Whyte & MacKay 12 Yr
J&B
Chivas Regal 12Yr
J&B J.E.T.
Auchentoshan Select
Lismore 12 Yr

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> Highlands / Speyside \| Islands \| Lowlands \| Campbeltown \| Blends Blends THE REDISCOVERY OF SINGLE MALTS In the post war period, Glenfiddich began exporting its whisky as a single malt, first to England and then in the late 1960`s and 70`s to the rest of the world. What seemed like a lone gamble became a inspiration to others. Blended scotch is still dominant in volume, but single malts like Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, the Macallan, Laphroaig, and others have established themselves internationally. THE SINGLE MALT PHENOMENON The reason for "The Single Malt Phenomenon" is that the single malt whiskies exhibit the widest range of colors, flavors, bouquets, tastes, and nuances of any spirit in the world. Not only does each single malt have it's own unique qualities, each of the single malt producing regions produce whiskies with certain characteristics associated with that region. The taste possibilities are endless. THE BIRTH OF THE BLENDS The Scots, with their mountainous country and long coastline, are a maritime nation of explorers, traders and engineers. Their pioneering travels have made blended Scotches, produced from both malt and "grain" whiskies the most international of spirits. Although some of the sites are surely earlier, the oldest of today's distilleries date from the 1700's. Many date from illegal stills, and others from farms. In the 1700's and 1800's the production was small and irregular, and the notion of "brands" or trademarks was unknown in any industry. Whiskey was sold by the cask to country grocers and wine merchants. Johnnie Walker was such a shop keeper; George Ballintine was another; the Chivas brothers were partners in a shop. These merchants dealt with lack of consistency or volume by creating their own house vattings, and these became brands. John Dewar, who went into business in 1806, was the first person to sell branded whisky in bottles. Menu 9 Maple Avenue Proudly Serves These Fine Selections Cutty Sark Johnnie Walker Black 12 Yr Dewars Famous Grouse Ballantines Johnnie Walker Red Pinch 12Yr Glen Salen Pure Malt Pigs Nose 5 Yr Whyte & MacKay 12 Yr J&B Chivas Regal 12Yr J&B J.E.T. Auchentoshan Select Lismore 12 Yr	Angel's Share Society Newsletter Enter your email address to join the newsletter.