The Gents Place Blog

Who doesn’t love a good glass of Scotch?  Scotch whisky is, as the name suggests, a Scottish drink, made from malted grain and aged in oak casks. Scotches must have an alcoholic strength of less than 94.8% by volume. Since scotch from multiple casks may be used in a single bottle, the age statement on [...]

We’ve all wondered it before, but likely been too embarrassed or too drunk to ask: what the heck is the difference between a single malt scotch and a blended scotch? The basic difference is in production. Single malt scotches are strictly made from malted barley, whereas blended scotch whiskies come from a variety of grains [...]