means that the whisky was distilled and matured in Scotland. Only whisky from Scotland can be called Scotch.
A malt whisky which is produced and matured for at least three years in Scotland.
A whiskey distilled in Scotland. Sometimes called the "Water of Life".
of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'"
Scotch whiskey is produced only in Scotland. Some Scotch whiskeys sold in the United States are produced in Scotland and then bottled in the U.S. Most are blends of malt whiskeys and grain whiskeys and typically contain the products of fifty or more distilleries, with the better and more expensive brands containing more malt than grain. Some Scotches are blends of different malts and these are known as vatted malts. In recent years, unblended scotches or single malts like Glenfiddich have achieved a considerable popularity.
whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
whisky distilled in Scotland, usually from malted barley, broadly divided into 2 types: blended and single-malt.
Whisky distilled and matured in Scotland, but usually with the colloquial implication of blended whisky.
A product of Scottland. A whiskey who's flavor is obtained from the smoked malted barley component of it's mash. The barley is soaked in water, or malted, & then smoked over peat to lock-in the sugar created by the malt.
This distinctive liquor, made only in Scotland, uses barley for flavoring instead of corn (which is used in American whiskeys). The sprouted malted barley is dried over peat fires to impart a characteristic smoky flavor to the scotch.