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WHISKEY-A-GO-GO
Scots may sneer, but America's bourbon is second to none

By Nancy Ross Ryan
Photo by Laurie Proffitt


GREAT SCOTCH!

BLENDED SCOTCHES:
  • Pinch the Dimple by Haig & Haig, 15-Year-Old
  • Usquaebach Deluxe, 8-Year-Old
  • Johnnie Walker Gold Label, 18-Year-Old
  • Chivas Regal, 12-Year-Old
  • Speyside, 21-Year-Old

    SINGLE MALT SCOTCHES:

  • Made in Scotland at one distillery only, not blended with whisky from any other distillery.
  • Only malted barley used, no other grain.
  • Distilled in individual batches in small, copper pot stills.
  • Individual batches from the same distillery may be aged in different barrels (new oak, or "used" Sherry or Bourbon casks), and then combined by the distillery's master blender.
  • The age on the label represents the youngest whisky in the bottle.

    Representative Single Malts by Region:
    The Lowlands

  • Bladnoch 8- and 10-Year-Old
  • Glenkinchie 10- and 21-Year-Old
  • Littlemill 8- and 22-Year-Old
  • Rosebank 8-, 12- and 15-Year-Old

    The Highlands

  • The Balvenie Founder's Reserve 10-Year-Old, 15-Year-Old, and Classic
  • The Dalmore 12-Year-Old
  • Glenfiddich Special Old Reserve, 18-, 21- and 30-Year-Old
  • The Glenlivet 12- , 21-, 14- and 15-Year-Old
  • The Macallan 7-, 10-, 12-, 18-, and 25-Year-Old
  • LIQUID ASSETS - November 2001

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