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]]> Comment on Whisky by Alcohol Posts » Whisky http://www.astronhan.com/2008/09/22/whisky/#comment-478 Alcohol Posts » Whisky Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:49:20 +0000 http://www.astronhan.com/?p=118#comment-478 [...] astron wrote a fantastic post today on “Whisky”Here’s ONLY a quick extract… Must be matured in Scotland in oak casks for no less than three years,; Must not contain any added substance other than water and caramel coloring, and; May not be bottled at less than 40% alcohol by volume. As for Irish Whiskies, … [...] [...] astron wrote a fantastic post today on “Whisky”Here’s ONLY a quick extract… Must be matured in Scotland in oak casks for no less than three years,; Must not contain any added substance other than water and caramel coloring, and; May not be bottled at less than 40% alcohol by volume. As for Irish Whiskies, … [...]

]]> Comment on Whisky by admin http://www.astronhan.com/2008/09/22/whisky/#comment-469 admin Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:31:38 +0000 http://www.astronhan.com/?p=118#comment-469 Thanks for the correction on most of the points ! I've edited the article to reflect it :) After looking at myself writing 'malts grown...' I had a great laugh as well :P However, according to http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_whisky_distilleries.html ; "Islay is very largely composed of peat. The water on Islay is brown...." I also understand that there is no requirement which states that Islay whiskies have to be peaty, in this case I didn't state that it they all have to be peaty to be considered a Islay whisky. I guess it was a bad phrasing on my part. I've quoted examples to make things clearer! Thank you for your feedback =) Thanks for the correction on most of the points ! I’ve edited the article to reflect it :)

After looking at myself writing ‘malts grown…’ I had a great laugh as well :P

However, according to http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_whisky_distilleries.html ;

“Islay is very largely composed of peat. The water on Islay is brown….”

I also understand that there is no requirement which states that Islay whiskies have to be peaty, in this case I didn’t state that it they all have to be peaty to be considered a Islay whisky. I guess it was a bad phrasing on my part.

I’ve quoted examples to make things clearer! Thank you for your feedback =)

]]> Comment on Whisky by Thomas Maufer http://www.astronhan.com/2008/09/22/whisky/#comment-457 Thomas Maufer Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:39:45 +0000 http://www.astronhan.com/?p=118#comment-457 Islay is not made of peat. It's mostly rocks. Peat forms in low-lying wetland areas, and is essentially naturally occurring compost. The peaty/smoky nature of Islay whisky comes from the drying process, which is between malting and mashing. I used to think that the water itself was peaty on Islay, but I have since learned that this is not the case. I need to visit in order to personally confirm this, however. The peaty flavor in any peated whisky, not just Islay whisky, is acquired when peat is burned to dry the malted barley. And...you don't grow malt: You grow barley. I'm no expert, just trying to help clarify your points. One final point: Port Charlotte isn't a distillery, rather it's a brand being (re-)established by Bruichladdich, which -- by the way -- doesn't exclusively produce "Islay-style" whiskies (whatever that means), though they are the most authentic Islay whisky in that they use as much Islay-grown barley as they can, distill on Islay, age on Islay, and they are the only distillery to do their bottling on Islay. Bruichladdich does produce some peaty whiskies (including Port Charlotte as well as Octomore) but many of their whisky expressions are not highly peated at all. One last point: There used to be an eponymous distillery in the town of Port Charlotte, but it's been shut down for years. So...there is no requirement that just because a distillery is located on Islay (which is neither made of peat, nor on fire! :-) ) they have to produce peaty whisky. Yes, Lagavulin, Laphroaig and Ardbeg are known for peaty whisky, but Ardbeg just released a minimally peated expression known as Blasda. I have covered much of this ground on my blog: http://bruichladdichblog.wordpress.com/ and welcome comments (positive or negative). I'm only sure of one thing, and that's that I don't know everything about whisky. Lots of other folks know way more than I do! Islay is not made of peat. It’s mostly rocks. Peat forms in low-lying wetland areas, and is essentially naturally occurring compost. The peaty/smoky nature of Islay whisky comes from the drying process, which is between malting and mashing. I used to think that the water itself was peaty on Islay, but I have since learned that this is not the case. I need to visit in order to personally confirm this, however. The peaty flavor in any peated whisky, not just Islay whisky, is acquired when peat is burned to dry the malted barley. And…you don’t grow malt: You grow barley. I’m no expert, just trying to help clarify your points.

One final point: Port Charlotte isn’t a distillery, rather it’s a brand being (re-)established by Bruichladdich, which — by the way — doesn’t exclusively produce “Islay-style” whiskies (whatever that means), though they are the most authentic Islay whisky in that they use as much Islay-grown barley as they can, distill on Islay, age on Islay, and they are the only distillery to do their bottling on Islay. Bruichladdich does produce some peaty whiskies (including Port Charlotte as well as Octomore) but many of their whisky expressions are not highly peated at all. One last point: There used to be an eponymous distillery in the town of Port Charlotte, but it’s been shut down for years.

So…there is no requirement that just because a distillery is located on Islay (which is neither made of peat, nor on fire! :-) ) they have to produce peaty whisky. Yes, Lagavulin, Laphroaig and Ardbeg are known for peaty whisky, but Ardbeg just released a minimally peated expression known as Blasda.

I have covered much of this ground on my blog: http://bruichladdichblog.wordpress.com/ and welcome comments (positive or negative). I’m only sure of one thing, and that’s that I don’t know everything about whisky. Lots of other folks know way more than I do!

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