Whiskey enthusiasts need to know the distinction between single malt and blended whiskey to completely understand the world of blended scotch whisky. Single malt scotch is a blended whiskey. Few consumers or even the bartenders don’t know about this fact as this blend is a specific type of blend, different from other blends available in the market like the bourbons, ryes, Tennessees, scotches, et al.
A blended whiskey is a mixture of 2 or more whiskeys mixed together and sold as one, like the Texas Ranger whiskey. Formally stating the blended whiskeys contain less than 20 percent of barrel-aged malt and other 80 percent is grain whiskies with flavors. People get confused by the term ‘single malt’ as the word single makes them think it is a single batch or barrel of whisky which is not the case. In fact all the single malts are actually a blend i.e. a mixture of whiskies.
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It has been named single malt as it is a product of a single distillery and not the single batch or a single barrel as misunderstood. The use of the word single confuses people but a single-malt contains whiskies from many barrels produced in the single distillery. The single-grain scotch whisky contains barley and one or more cereal grains like wheat or corn.
The final character of the whiskey depends on many factors from how aged the whiskey is in oak barrels, the climate variations, the warehouse conditions, and even the quality of the oak used to make the barrels. Today nearly all whiskies in the market are made by mixing barrels together so that they achieve a consistent product from one release to the next.
