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Single malt whisky is malt whisky from a single distillery.
Single malts are typically associated with single malt Scotch, though they are also produced in various other countries.[1] Under the United Kingdom's Scotch Whisky Regulations, a "Single Malt Scotch Whisky" must be made exclusively from malted barley (although the addition of E150A caramel colouring is allowed), must be distilled using pot stills at a single distillery, and must be aged for at least three years in oak casks of a capacity not exceeding 700 litres (150 imperial gallons; 180 US gallons).[2][3]
While the Scotch model is usually copied internationally, these constraints may not apply to whisky marketed as "single malt" that is produced elsewhere. For example, there is no definition of the term "single malt" in relation to whisky in the law of the United States, and some American whiskey advertised as "single malt whiskey" is produced from malted rye rather than malted barley.[4]
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- ^ The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009: Guidance for Producers and Bottlers Archived 5 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Scotch Whisky Association, 12 February 2009.
- ^ "anchordistilling.net - anchor distilling Resources and Information". ww16.anchordistilling.net. Retrieved 31 December 2022.