Single malt whisky - Definition and Overview

Single malt whiskey, sometimes spelled whisky, is an alcoholic beverage which comes from a single distillery, in which all the grain used for the mash has been malted. Many quality whiskies (Single malt Scotch for example) are single malt whiskies. Most single malt whiskies are distilled using a pot still.

Single malts are produced in:

• Scotland
• Ireland
• Canada
• The United States
• Japan
• India
• New Zealand
• The Isle of Man
• The Czech Republic

See also: Scotch_whisky, Irish whiskey, blended whiskey, pure pot still whiskey, straight whiskey, vatted malt whisky, and grain whisky