A Bottle Of Scotch

There s a chew to this whiskey with a matrix of fresh honey sharp spice.

A bottle of scotch.

Often simply called whisky or scotch is malt whisky or grain whisky or a blend of the two made in scotland scotch whisky must be made in a manner specified by law. The company is the 10th largest scotch whiskey producer in the world and produces and sells more than 15 million bottles of the alcoholic beverage per year. The macallan fine and rare 60 year old fetched a staggering 1 9 million usd. All scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley.

Like its whiskey brethren scotch makes an excellent cocktail but many home bartenders get nervous about mixing up a tipple with their scottish bottles. Scottish single malts are simple only in their base parts. Very attractive nose. Some of our favorite bottles of scotch are great deals that you can get no matter where you are in the country.

Glenmorangie lasanta highland park 12 the balvenie double wood 12. Lagavulin s 16 is one of them. As of 2018 there were 133 scotch whisky distilleries operating in scotland. In the scotch world there are some brand expressions that are just well known.

Last october a single bottle of scotch shattered the record for most expensive wine or spirit ever sold at auction. Best scotch under 50. Local water yeast barley peat and wood. If you ve got one and a half ounce glasses the standard drink size for 80 proof spirits also called a jigger there are almost 17 full shots in a bottle of whiskey 16 9 to be precise.

And while many islay bottles can make a similar claim about smokiness the fullness and finish really make lagavulin s 16 unique. If you re working with one ounce glasses there are 25 shots in a full sized bottle of whiskey plus a third of a shot left over. You can certainly make a scotch cocktail but that will of course up the calories. That makes finding the best bottles of scotch a fun endeavor.

Scotch whisky scottish gaelic. Although lewis likes her scotch neat meaning it s poured straight from the room temperature bottle to a glass with nothing else added scotch is also commonly served with calorie free add ins like water or ice. An adventure for your palate. If you re even remotely into scotch you ve heard of it.