New Online Resource to Find Out About Single Malt Whisky

July 29, 2012 - PRLog -- The Single Malt Whisky Shop provides information on single malt production in Scotland. Scotland is home to over a hundred working distilleries, so it can truly be called the home of whisky. Any whisky which is marketed as ‘Scotch whisky’ must be from barley grain, distilled in Scotland, kept in the casks for a minimum of 3 years, in oak barrels and aged in Scotland for the complete period – otherwise it can’t be called ‘Scotch whisky’.

What Makes Single Malt Whisky Unique
Scotland has six own whisky producing regions - Lowlands, Highlands, Speyside, Cambeltown, Islands, Islay. The Single Malt Whisky Shop has looked at the areas individually and gives an overall description of each of the whisky producing regions. Each region produces whisky that are unique to the area. So if you are shopping for whisky you can take the area into account and usually whiskies from the same area will have similar characteristics. Every distillery in Scotland will claim something unique about itself, whether it be oldest one, the highest one, most southerly one, the most northerly one and the smallest (which run by only 3 people!).

With around 125 distilleries in Scotland each producing many types of single malt whisky the choice can be overwhelming. To have a better understanding of what goes into producing a single malt whisky will deepen a persons appreciation of this unique drink. Remember the whole process can take over a 100 years to complete! From the growing of the oak which is used in the casks to the time whisky matures in them – minimum of 12 year of a good malt. Some single malts are matured for around 50 years! So, if you go into a whisky shop or visit an online whisky exchange, you will now be more knowledgeable about what you are going to purchase.

So why not pay a visit to the http://singlemaltwhiskyshop.org/ to find out more. You might even be tempted to try some for yourself. The Single Malt Whisky Shop will tell you all you need to know on the production of single malt whisky in Scotland.