Single malt scotch is whisky (always spelled without an, “e”) made from malted barley, aged for a minimum of three years in American or European oak casks at a single distillery, and bottled at an ABV of 40% or higher. The words “single malt” may have you thinking that it’s only produced in one cask, but most single malt scotches actually come from several.

This scotch is made from malted barley grains from a single distillery. It can be a blend of single malts from the same distillery, or it can be from a single cask where all the whisky is from the same making.

The real difference between single malt and regular scotch is that single malt is made with malted barley at a single distillery, while a blended scotch is made by combining several single malts with wheat or corn whiskies.

Some say adding a tiny bit of room-temperature water to your drink is best. It brings the flavors to the front, and it slightly lowers the alcohol content. Win-win.

Please do! Let us know what single malt scotch you want to be delivered, and we’ll make it our personal mission to get it in your hands, or in this case, glass, as soon as possible.

• Oban 14 Year
• Macallan 12 Year