Whiskey

Whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made up of fermented grain mash. Various grains are used to different varieties such as corn, barley, rye and wheat . Whiskey is aged typically in wooden casks , which are often old sherry cask.

Production of whiskey 

1) Malting 

Best quality barley is steeped in water and then spread out on malting floor to germinate .

During this process Enzymes are activated which convert starch into sugar when mashing take place .

2) Mashing 

The dried malt is ground into coarse flour or grist , which is mixed in hot water tun . After mashing sweet and sugary liquid is called wort .

3) Fermentation 

The wort is cooled to 20°c and pumped into washbacks, where yeast is added and fermentation begins. Carbon dioxide starts preparing in this stage . After about 2 days fermentation dies down and the wash contains 6-8% alcohol by volume. 

4) pot still

In distillation , still is heated just below the boiling point of water and the alcohol and other components vapourise and pass over the neck of the still into either a condenser or a worm .

5) Distillation 

In this process the solution goes under the double distillation process. First in the wash still to separate the alcohol from the water 

, Yeast and residue called pot ale . After this the liquid has alcohol percentage of 20% ABV , then thus goes to the second distillation in this the process gets repeated and the alcohol percentage of the liquid increases gradually to 68% alcohol by volume. 

6) Aging 

After the distillation the whiskey is sent to be aged in the barrels , barrels and the time of aging the whiskey depends on the manufacturer . That which kind of whiskey are they preparing.

Different types of whiskey 

1) Irish whiskey 

2) scotch whiskey 

3) Japanese whiskey 

4) Canadian whiskey 

5) Tennessee whiskey 

6) Rye whiskey 

7) Blended whiskey 

Famous whiskey all around the world 

* Glenlivet 

* Glanmorangie

* Glenfiddich

* Jhonny walker

* Jack Daniels

* Jameson 

* Jim beam 

* Fire ball