Single malt whiskey

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Single malt whiskey, sometimes spelled whisky (depending on its origin), 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 (see Canadian single malt)
• The United States
• Japan
• India
• New Zealand
• The Isle of Man
• The Czech Republic

See also

• Scotch whisky
• single malt Scotch
• Irish whiskey
• blended whiskey
• pure pot still whiskey
• straight whiskey
• vatted malt
• grain whisky

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