Whisky
Hordeum vulgare · Spirit
5 varieties
Whisky is a grain spirit, classically distilled from malted barley and aged in oak casks that turn it amber. Expect malt, honey, dried fruit, vanilla and oak, with peat smoke in Scotch.
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PungentGentle
Aroma
maltyvanillahoneysmokycaramelwoody
Per 100 g
250kcal
0gcarbs
0gprotein
0gfat
0gfibre
Good to know
Whisky is distilled from a fermented mash of cereal grain — classically malted barley, with maize, wheat or rye in grain and blended styles — then matured in oak casks that give it colour and much of its flavour; it is spelled whiskey in Ireland and the United States.
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