Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash.
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12 Facts About Whisky
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Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, which are typically made of charred white oak.
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Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many classes and types.
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Whisky production moved out of a monastic setting and into personal homes and farms as newly independent monks needed to find a way to earn money for themselves.
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Whisky is probably the best known of Scotland's manufactured products.
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Whisky made in Scotland is known as Scotch whisky, or simply as "Scotch" .
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Scotch Whisky Regulations require anything bearing the label "Scotch" to be distilled in Scotland and matured for a minimum of three years in oak casks, among other, more specific criteria.
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Whisky started being produced in Sweden in 1955 by the now defunct Skeppets whisky brand.
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The Stavropol-based Praskoveysky distillery bases its product on Irish whiskey, while in Kizlyar, Dagestan's "Russian Whisky" announced a Scotch-inspired drink in single malt, blended and wheat varieties.
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Whisky that has been aged in oak barrels absorbs substances from the wood.
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Whisky is often "chill filtered": chilled to precipitate out fatty acid esters and then filtered to remove them.
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