A single-malt in simple terms is whisky/ scotch that is produced by a single distillery. The common grain of choice is barley, but it can also be made from wheat, corn, or a blend of the two. No matter the occasion, a delicious single malt is a great choice to grace the palate and bring people together.
The Single Malt
Single malts produced in Scotland must be aged for at least three years and in oak casks. Typically speaking, the aging process is extended for a much longer period to achieve very distinctive flavors and nuances to represent the distillery’s style, and for you to appreciate and enjoy as well.
How to Enjoy Your Single Malt
- Served Neat: Use your senses to take in the aromas and enjoy the flavors. Sip from a snifter at room temperature with no ice and chew the liquid before swallowing.
- Served Simple: A single malt could benefit from a couple drops of mineral or fresh water, making it taste even better, opening up different, new and subtle flavors.
- Served on Ice: For a more refreshing single malt scotch whisky, add some ice, which can open up some other delicate notes.
The Right Flavor
With any occasion, choosing the right flavored single malt is important. What’s out there?
- Light and floral: Grassy notes, light on the palate, with finish that is light, delicate and fruity.
- Fruity and spicy: Sharp fruitiness, while spice can be rich or soft, with notes of cinnamon and mace.
- Rich and rounded: Mature qualities drawn from the oak, which helps to create subtle changes in flavor. Notes are fruity with hints of toasty oak, vanilla and spice.
- Full bodied and smokey: Full and rich, peaty, oily whiskey
The Occasion
Warm Summer Night: Balvenie 14 year Caribbean Cask: Rich aroma with notes of tropical fruits, creamy toffee. On the palate you taste sweet vanilla with notes of apple and mangoes. The finish lingers with vanilla.
Congratulations for Any Occasion: The Glenlivet 21 boasts aromas of dried yellow fruit (baked banana) and toasty oak barrel, with mid-palate tastes of dates, figs, cocoa butter, and dark fudge, and an oily, buttery, honey-sweet finish.
Meeting Friends: The Crown Royal, Northern Harvest Rye has a dark coppery gold appear, notes of red and dark fruits, like cherry, plum and apricot. On the palate, it creamy, with tastes of butterscotch with soft peppery character. The finish is tingly with canonical rye spice complexity.
The End of the Night: Bowmore 15 Darkest: This oloroso sherry casked single malt scotch whisky has characteristics of tropical fruits (ripe mangoes) and peat, with hints of coconut and vanilla. On the palate, notes of pungent fruit and peat smoke, with grapefruit and linseed oil come alive, while the finish is medium length, of dark wood, soft tar and smoky character.
A delicious single malt can be found for any occasion. You can enjoy the moment with a single malt scotch whisky that is unlike any other that you have tasted, that will leave you wanting more.
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