Re: Liquid recovery, pictures thereof

In article <slrneeiudu.d2r.stigmov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
stigmov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Stig Morten Valstad) wrote:

In article <1hkbio1.14utn2nosrswpN%jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim wrote:
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I liked the waterbuffalo best. You didn't expect us not to
try w1, did you? And that Serendipity (is that what you dip
Serenity in?) isn't that a blend and isn't that supposed to
be sort of the definition of evil to you guys? I don't know
anything about whisk(e)y, but I have picked up the "single
malt good, blend bad" mantra both here and elsewhere.

Serendipity is a cockup that turned out well in the end,
from what I can tell. Single Malt can (and usually does
unless you're the Scotch Malt Whisky Society) contain a
mixture of various casks from the same distillery, and
casks from different _years_ as well. (The proviso there
is that any age quoted on the bottle may not be higher
than the "youngest" cask in the mix.) The mix may (usually
*is*) diluted down to the required proof (40% ABV is usual)
before bottling.

You get:

Single Cask - cask strength. (As it comes out of the barrel
but with the rubbish filtered out). This is the preserve of
the SMWS and distilleries after a "premium" product. Once the
cask is empty, that's it - the next cask _will_ be different.
Strength varies, depending on age - older is lower ABV.

Single Cask - as cask strength but diluted to 40% ABV.

Single Malt - a mix of several casks from the same distillery,
usually selected to give a consistent product in terms of
taste and nose. May also be known as "Vatted Malt" as the
mix it in large quantities for extended bottling runs.

Malt whisky - a mix of whisky from more than one distillery
in order to get a repeatable product in the quantities needed
for the general market.

Whisky - as malt whisky but contains 'other' grain alcohol.

Tesco Value Whisky - let's not go there.

The purists will certainly correct me if I'm wrong in any of
the above definitions.

Oh, and: "Chill Filtering" a process used to remove heavier
organic fractions from the matured spirit prior to bottling
by filtering at low temperatures. This stops the 'oily"
appearance when water is added. Some people don't like it,
but I provably can't tell the difference. I'm not a whisky
tasting expert (I just know what I like).

Chris.


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