Is American Single Malt Whiskey aged like Irish and Scotch Whiskies?
American Whiskeys are typically aged fewer years than Scotch and Irish Whiskies because the greater fluctuation of temperatures in the United States (hotter summers and colder winters) increases the interaction between the whiskey and the wood thus enhancing the ageing process.
American single malt
Made from 100% malted barley. Distilled entirely at one distillery
Mashed, distilled and matured in the United states of america
Matured in oak casks of a capacity not exceeding 700 liters
Distilled to no more than 160 (u.s.)
Proof (80% alcohol by volume)
Bottled at 80 (u.s.) proof or more
(40% alcohol by volume)
Region
Can be made anywhere in the United States
Grain
Although there is no standard of identity, most American Single Malts have a mash bill of at least 51% malted grain (barley, corn or wheat).
OTHER AMERICAN WHISKEYS
