Scotch a Mature Blend
It is said that you can tell the quality of scotch by
its age, this is in every count of the word maturity. Law states that all
blends must indeed “mature” for a minimum of three years, however for a great
many years, these blends have been idling for approximately eight years.
The distillers have found the longer it sits and
matures, the better the product. As this scotch sits in its casks, it is
constantly changing. The alcohol level drops for every year that it sits in its
cask, and what is know as Angel’s share is developed, where the alcohol is
absorbed into the oak casks pours.
The casks that we speak of are of the used variety,
due to the fact that new casks would change the taste of the scotch
dramatically, hence altering its character.
A law in the US states that for the production of
Bourbon, or Tennessee whiskey, only new casks are to be used. The use of these
new casks introduces a vanilla taste into the blend. There are some blends as old as 30 years or
more, happy hunting for that elusive and pricey item.
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