SCOTCH WHISKY

Scotch Whisky

Scotch Whisky

The Scotch whisky is a spirit produced by distillation of a mash of cereals aged in oak containers for long enough (at least 3 years) and in appropriate environmental conditions. Whiskey is made primarily in Scotland, Ireland, USA and also in Spain. Scotch whiskey is known and consumed worldwide. Basically there are two types of whiskey are made: The Blended: Those that are made by blending ground grain and baked with barley malt, for the enzyme of Malta acting on the starch grains that have not been malted and transformed into maltose is fermented and then they were finally distilled. His age usually does not exceed four or five years. Although they are also marketed as grain whiskey (straight, which means that the product has not been mixed), it is usually used to make the blending (mixing practice to achieve uniform quality). The distillation of these whiskeys is continuous, similar to that of Armagnac.

It is said that Christian monks brought distillation to Scotland from the fourth century and V. The first documented record of Scotch production dates from 1494, in Hacienda Rolls, with a production of 1500 bottles (Stern, 1974). In the year 1506, King James IV of Scotland (1488-1513), visited the city of Dundee, where the king was surprised to learn that the barbers of the city were engaged in the production of whiskey, from where it is known that the Guild of Barber Surgeons in Edinburgh, were in charge of making this drink for medicinal purposes.

In 1644 imposed a tax on whiskey making in Scotland, and in 1780, there were 8 legal distilleries and 400 illegal, but it was not eternal, since 1823, the parliament abolished the restrictions on licensing of distilleries, which nearly ended the illegal distilleries (Kiley, 2009). In 1831 the Scotch suffered a revolution introduced a new process called coffey stills, a process that allowed developing a better and smoother whiskey, a fact which in turn became more famous Scotch and began its spread to other countries in Europe . As history tells us Scotch and has survived Prohibition, wars and revolutions, economic depressions and recessions. To now be the world's most iconic whiskey with a presence in over 200 countries.

The term "whiskey" is derived originally from the Gaelic word "USSGE Beath" or "Baugh ind" meaning "water of life" Gaelic is a dialect of Celtic language spoken in the highlands of Scotland. The Scotch whisky , distilled in Scotland for hundreds of years. There is some evidence to support the thesis that Christian missionaries were monks who could bring the art of distillation to the country, but has never been proven that upland farmers not discover themselves as excellent spirits distilled barley. The oldest historical reference to whiskey comes much later (Tallant, 2011). Don J. Marshall Robb, in his book "SCOTCH" says: "The earliest reference to whiskey is produced in the Scottish estate listings for year 1 494, where an inscription of" Eight Bolls of malt to Friar John Cor to ...