01 · Basics
Cask strength and bottling strength
Explains the difference between 40·46·50·55% and cask strength, and why the aroma and texture change when water is added.
WHISKY KNOWLEDGE
Understand what is in the glass
Connect choices from the games with real whisky knowledge while keeping regulations, industry practice, and game balance clearly separated.
Basics
02 · Basics
What an age statement means
Find out what the 12 and 18 years on the label mean and whether longer aging necessarily makes it better.
03 · Basics
What is an independent bottler?
We explain the difference between official distillery bottling and independent bottling, single cask and cask strength indications, and how to check the label.
04 · Basics
Scottish whisky regional characteristics
Distinguish between the legal regions and flavor trends of Speyside, Highlands, Lowlands, Isla and Campbelltown.
05 · Basics
Brief history of Scotch whisky
We look at the flow of Scotch whisky from records dating back to 1494, through legal distillation, continuous stills, and modern-day legal protection.
06 · Basics
Read the Scotch whisky Rules
Scotch whisky's legal manufacturing conditions, five types, region, age, and labeling rules are summarized in one place.
07 · Basics
What is single malt whisky?
Explains the legal definition of single malt Scotch whisky and the difference between blended malt and single grain.
08 · Basics
From Barley to Cask: The whisky Making Process
The entire flow of single malt production is explained step by step, from malting, mashing, fermentation, distillation, incorporation and maturation.
Maturation & casks
09 · Maturation & casks
The Angels' Share — the whisky that disappears while it matures
What the roughly 2% annual evaporation known as the angels' share is, and how warehouse conditions change a cask's strength and volume.
10 · Maturation & casks
Difference between 1st-Fill·2nd-Fill·3rd-Fill·Re-Fill
We explain how the number of times a cask is used affects the strength of the extraction and the personality of the spirit.
11 · Maturation & casks
Cask finish and double cask
It explains the difference between the finishing method of transferring to another cask after maturation and the method of combining the two cask liquors.
12 · Maturation & casks
Differences between bourbon, sherry, and port cask
Compare the flavor aromas of bourbon, oloroso, PX, port, wine and mizunara casks.
Flavor
13 · Flavor
How to use the whisky flavor wheel
Instead of guessing the scent as the correct answer, we will guide you through narrowing down from a broad category to a specific expression.
14 · Flavor
The relationship between peat and malt
Explains how the peat aroma develops during the barley drying process and why the PPM and smoke aromas in the glass are not the same.
