Most Malt Content

[sirius]

Which of the blends would you consider to have the highest malt content?

[Jojo]

It's my understanding that blended scotches run from 5% to 95% malted scotches. My guess is Johnnie Walker Blue would be your best example of a 95%. There's also a Scotch - Lombard Gold that is supposed to have a lot of malted scotch in it as does Buchanans. You will not find many Scotch companies that want to give you that info. Dewars is supposed to be "51%" malted scotch.

Here are a few pure malted scotches, which are a 100% blend of single malts.

All the Compass Point Scotches
Auchentoshen Select
Glenrothes Select
Cutty Sark Malted Scotch

[sirius]

Thank you Jojo for that clarification. It can be a bit perplexing sometimes; when trying to discern the different blends for malt content.

[sirius]

I thought that the Auchentoshen and Glenrothes Select were single malts. So, it is interesting to learn that they are pure malts (vatted). Are the malts in these two brands comprised of their respective regions or distillerys ? And what is the age range of these malts?

[sirius]

I recently discovered that-in the case of Glenrothes Select-it is a combination of several single malts from the same distillery; the youngest being 10yr. I mistakingly refered to this as a "vatted"/pure malt. It is, technically, a "pure" malt; but it is from the same distillery. So, I assume the same applies to the Auchentoshen Select.

On the label on the back of the Bailie Nicol Jarvie bottle there is the following statement:- "The Bailie Nicol Jarvie we believe, boasts the HIGHEST MALT CONTENT of ANY blended Scotch whisky."
This is a whisky produced by Glenmorangie so I would assume that most of the malt in this blend is Glenmorangie.

[sirius]

Thank you for your feedback. I am not familiar with Bailie Nicol Jarvie. Is it available in the US?