Whisk y

Whisky: Definition
Alcohol drink obtained by

distilled a fermented mash of grain (corn, rye, barley or wheat) then it is matured in oak barrels to age
Mash of grain Fermented Distilled Aged in oak barrels

Pot Still & Coffey Still

Pot Still Coffey Still

Oak Barrels

Whisky: The History

1100 1300 Distillation brought to from Italy to Ireland & Scotland by monks Since wine was not easily obtained in Ireland and Scotland, barley beer was distilled into liquor which became whisky Alcohol limited usage for medicine for both internal anesthetic use and as an external antibiotic

Whisky: The History

Word whisky: From Gaelic Irish language: uisce beatha, means Water

of Life
Pronounce as:

ooshkie bayha

(it was used for medicine, cure to a diseases: such as

the treatment of colic, palsy, and smallpox) Now days: Whisky is a generic term and it is not geographically specific, i.e all countries producing this spirit can call their product Whisky

Whisky: The History

Scotland

Ireland

Italy

Whisky: Main Ingredients ???

Main Ingredients are:

Barley Water

Yeast

Main steps of making Whisky

Malting Fermentation Distillation

Starch

Sugar contains

Alcohol + CO2

Matured in Oak Barrels

Whisky making process

Same as beer making process, but 1. No hop to be added 2. To be distilled after fermentation

3. No other flavors to be added

4. Matured in Oak Barrels

Who still remember beer making process ???

Whisky making steps

1. Malting 2. Mashing

3. Fermentation
4. Distillation 5. Maturation

4. Distillation
The Wash enters the larger wash

still and is heated The liquid vaporized and condensed The condensed liquid called low wine Low wine then is passed into smaller still, cal led spirit still Alcohol produced in spirit still divided into 3 categories: Foreshots Feints Hearts

Whisky Production Countries

Scotch Whisky Irish Whisky
Canadian Whisky
Bourbon Whisky / Tennessee Whisky

Japanese Whisky

Scotch
Is refer to whisky, that is made and

matured in Scotland only According to Scotch Whisky Order of 1990 (UK), which clarified the Scotch Whisky Act of 1988
1. 2. 3. 4.

must be distilled at a Scottish distillery. must be made from water and malted barley (to which whole grains may be added). must be matured in oak casks in Scotland for at least three years plus one day. must be distilled at less than 94.8% alcohol by volume and be bottled at more than 40% alcohol by volume (NOT less than 40% ABV)

Two times distilled Peat is used in kilning

Kiln / Kilning

Peats for kilning

Kilning house

Scotch Whisky types

1.

Single malt / grain: All the malt/grain whisky in the bottle is from one distillery. E.g. GlenFiddich, Talisker, Lagavulin. Pure malt / grain The malt/grain whisky in the bottle is from two or more different malts/grains and different distilleries. Blended Scotch: A blended scotch contains a combination of malt and grain whiskies of various ages from different distilleries. e.g. Johnnie Walker, J&B, Famous Grouse. The stated age of a Blend refers to the age of the youngest malt or grain whisky in the blend.

2.

3.

Scotch Map
Scotland is divided into six whisky-producing regions, each has its own style and its share of devotee 1. Lowlands 2. Highlands 3. Campbeltown 4. Island

5. Islay
6. Speyside.
More than half of the distilleries are in Speyside

Scotch Map in world

European Map

Scotland

Scotch Region
1. Island Region

2.
3. 4. 5.

6.

Talisker Islay Region Lagavulin Cambleton Region Glen Scotia Lowland Region Glenkinchie Highland Region Glanmorangie Oban Speyside Region Glenfiddich Imperial The Macallan

Name Scotch that we have

Irish Whiskey
Is whiskey made in Ireland According to Irish Whiskey Act of 1980
1. 2. 3. 4.

must be distilled and aged in the Republic of Ireland or in Northern Ireland. The contained spirits must be distilled to an alcohol by volume level of less than 94.8% The product must be aged for at least three years in wooden casks. If the spirits comprise a blend of two or more such distillates, the product is referred to as a "blended" Irish whiskey

Three times distilled No peat used

Irish Whiskey types

1. Single malts:
are made from a mixture of 100% malted

barley, distilled using a pot still and produced by a single distillery. Sample: Bushmills 10, 16, 21-year-old and Lockes Single Malt 8-year-old.

2. Blended:
made by constitutes 90% all Irish whiskey

production. Sample: Bushmills Original, Clontarf, Inishowen, The Irishman Potstill, Jameson, Kilbeggan.

Irish Whiskey types

3. Pure pot still
is a blend of both malted and unmalted barley

distilled in a pot still. Sample: Green Spot, Jameson 15yr Old Pure Pot Still, Redbreast (12, 15 yrs)

4. Grain Whiskey
Made from corn or wheat, grain whiskey is

produced in column stills. Sample: Greenore

Irish Whiskey Region

1. Old Bushmills

2. Cooley
3. New Midleton

Irish Distilleries
1. Old Bushmills

Bushmills Original, Bushmills 10 yrs

2. Cooley

Killbegan, Greenore

3. New Midleton

Jameson, New Midleton Very Rare

Sample Irish Whiskey @ GSBM

American Whiskey
American whiskey is made up of a mixture of corn, rye, wheat, and barley then it is aged in charred-oak barrels Not only Bourbon.

Bourbon
What Scotch is to Scotland,

Bourbon is to USA Produced mostly in Kentucky Also other states Minimum of 51% Corn (mostly 75% of Corn) Most famous brand: Jim Beam Wild Turkey Evan Williams

Map of Kentucky

Map of Kentucky 2

Bourbon standards
1. 2.

3. 4. 5.

made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn aged in new, charred-oak barrels. (And it has to be new barrels). Other whiskeys are made in old wine barrels or other barrels, each of which has a distinct flavor. distilled max 80% ABV when start aging at least 62.5% ABV) bottled at least 40% ABV

No minimum ageing (at least aged briefly)

Two styles of Bourbon

Bourbon Straight
1. 2. 3.

aged for a minimum of two years, and does not have added coloring, flavoring, or other spirits Jim Beam, Wild Turkey

Bourbon Blended 1. 51% straight bourbon, added coloring, flavoring, and other spirits (such as unaged neutral grain spirits) 2. Southern Comfort 3. Early times

Tenesse Whiskey
Same like Bourbon, but FILTERED through ten feet of sugar-maple charcoal after distillation To create smoother taste & flavor Jack Daniels

Sugar maple tree

Sour Mash
Sour mash: Is a process on Tennessee Whiskey By re-using some of the old mash from a previous batch, giving you some flavor from a really long fermentation. It is not a flavor

Canadian Whisky
Is Whisky made in Canada Most common ingredient is Rye (at least 51%) All are blend whisky Common product Seagrams VO Canadian Club

Japanese Whisky
Is whisky made in Japan Process, taste, style: like Scotch Coffey still, double distilled, main ingredient Malt barley & whole grain Mostly, malt are imported from Scotland Japanese Whisky types:
1. Single Malt Whisky 2. Blended Whisky

Common Product
Single Malt:
Suntory

Blended
Hibiki 12

Years

Serving Whisky / Whiskey

Straight up (with or NO ice) On a old fashion glass No garnish required

Serving Whisky
As cocktails Glass to follow according cocktail standard

Rusty Nails

Whisky common cocktails

Rusty Nails Whisky Sour

Four Horsemen
Manhattan

Any Question(s) ???...

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