Classification of Scotch Whisky - 3

Blended Malt Whisky: Once you understand the meaning of 'Single Malt,' 'Blended Malt' is easy to grasp. It's made by 'blending' 'Single Malt' whiskies from multiple distilleries. Additionally, there's a related law in the UK that stipulates 'Malt' whisky can only use pot stills. If a continuous still is used, even if the raw material is 100% malted barley, it can only be labeled as 'Grain' whisky. Single Grain Whisky: Here, 'Single' also refers to a single distillery. Basically, any whisky that doesn't meet the 'Malt' production standards is a 'Grain' whisky. Commonly, these are whiskies made using corn, wheat, and occasionally rye as raw materials, or malt whiskies that do not use pot stills as mentioned above. Due to the raw materials and stills, these whiskies typically have short production cycles, high volume production, and low costs. They are mostly used as blending ingredients by blended whisky distilleries, and it's rare for distilleries to bottle and sell them directly on the market. However, regardless, they must be labeled as 'Grain' whisky.