Single malt is a grain distillate from a single distillery. One way of describing this is a signature distillate made from a single type of malted grain from a particular distillery not mixed with anything else, be it a neutral grain alcohol spirit or distillates from another distillery. This can however be a bottle that is made from the blending of multiple barrels of the same spirit from the same distillery. There is also no legal limit on how many barrels this could be in total and there are some releases that are quite large.
It is usually meant to convey that this is a singular personality of a whiskey as it were rather than a blend.
Blended whiskies in and of themselves can be quite excellent and combine the characteristics and high points of disparate individual malts.
Blended malt/whiskies have however suffered because of the many examples out the re whose primary goal was to produce a cheaper to market product than a quality one.
Balvenie Double Wood 12 Year-old Single Malt ScotchVery Interesting and complex for the money. Definitely a great deal of taste and refinement for less money than anyone else in that price range.
One of the more floral and fruity single malts even among Speyside Drams, that I have had in a long time and a great bargain too!
A delicate variation/iteration from its sibling the Original Ten with an interesting, subdued yet flavourful melange. Also, Damn cheap compared on both age and quality in the Scotch arena.
Bohemian Bonfire American Peated Single MaltOne of he the Distillery Series of Single Malt Whiskies. Aged in French Oak and an extreme profile.
Glen Taite 19 Year-oldActually a Macallan merchant bottling – so all the Macallan goodness for a off label price
Glenfiddich Ancient Reserve 18 Year-oldA solid choice for a 18 year old Speyside .
Glenfiddich Gran Reserva 21 Year-oldA 21 year old with rum is a wonderful thing.
Glenfiddich Solera Reserve 15 Year-oldIf only all 15 year olds were this good….
Highland Park 12 Year oldA high quality but entry level scotch. Excellent choice for a starter scotch.
Leviathan I American Peated Single Malt Whisk(e)yUnique and delicious in more ways than you can comfortably conceive. A singular single malt in many respects with lots of appeal.
PenderynThe first distillery (the first legal one anyway) to open in Wales in over 100 years. Almost a hybrid of Irish whiskey and Scotch single malt.
Polugar Single Malt Rye VodkaWords are inadequate to the task of describing just how lovely this Polugar is …..
The Macallan Double Cask 12 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch WhiskyOur first ever group review !
Waterford Irish Single Malt Whisky Biodynamic:Luna 1.1Please bury me with a bottle of this…One of two spirits out of the almost 1.200 spirits we have reviewed to get a 10 out of 10.
Waterford Irish Single Malt Whisky The Cuvee A.K.A. LODESTARA simply amazing Irish Whisky. A singular blend of 25 separate expressions into a single bottling, each adding its voice to the choir. Ther is no better Irish Whisky on the market right now in my opinion.
