Blas (Blog)

Scotch Series 33: Draff Draff is the state that barely ends up in during the whisky making process. It all starts with barley, we focus

Scotch Series 32: Fusel Oils Fusel Oils are a group of alcohols produced mainly from amino acids during fermentation. These alcohols are constructed with more

Scotch Series 31: Cask Charring Charring casks increases the production of Trans methylotalactone  and Cis methylloctalactone, which are colloquially known as the whisky lactones.  They

Scotch Series 30: Poetry and Culture Poetry and Scotch go particularly well together. The lyrical rhythms and cadence of poetry and song are particularly suited

Scotch Series 29: Spirit Wrapped in a host of intangible ingredients and a vast envelope of water is the Spirit of Scotland – it is

Scotch Series 28: Malts and Blends Single Malt is whisky made from malted barley from a single distillery. The spirit is made by batch distillation

Scotch Series 27: Maturation Less handling of the spirit the better. It is like pastry, or fire. Don’t annoy it! Casks must be less than

Scotch Series 26: Copper and Stills Copper is an element. It is number 29 in the Periodic Table, in the same column as Silver and

Scotch Series 25: Specific Gravity Water density number is 1000 kg /M3. We work with mass and atmospheric pressure, and work the equation backwards, to