The Production of Whisky

Overview
Learn about how Whisky and Whiskey is malted, mashed, fermented, distilled and how wine, Bourbon or sherry barrels effect the production process. more..
Details
See and learn the steps of the malting, the mashing, the distilling, and the maturation in full detail. more..
Background knowledge
Find out interesting facts around the whisky production. This starts at the production of barrels, continues with the fermentation and concludes with the bottling process. more..
Tour the distilleries
Follow us by video through the whisky distilleries. more..
Independent Bottlers
The independent bottlers are an important part in today's whisky variety. Learn how the independent bottlers emerged and what might happen to them in the future. more..

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The Whisky Database

See the vast collection of whiskys and whiskeys from around the world

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Meet other whisky lovers, exchange knowledge and facts about whisky.

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The Whisky Vlog

Horst Luening tastes all the whiskys in the world. You will find everything about whisky and whiskey.

Knowledge

How do you rate a whisky that you never tasted before? You will find many good tips how to decide the right whiskies for you.

Rating the Taste of a Rare Bottling

How do you rate a whisky that you never tasted before? You will find many good tips how to decide the right whiskies for you.

Learn how your Taste memory works and what happens at professional whisky tastings.

The Development of the Individual Taste and the Significance of Guided Whisky Tastings

Learn how your Taste memory works and what happens at professional whisky tastings.

Learn about how what a whisky bottle label tells you about the Scotch, Bourbon or Irish whiskey inside.

Whisky Label Lore

Learn about how what a whisky bottle label tells you about the Scotch, Bourbon or Irish whiskey inside.

Is everything going right in the whisky industry? Is whisky a dangerous chemical and what is the difference between a Single malt and a pure malt?

7 Peculiarities about the Whisky Industry

Is everything going right in the whisky industry? Is whisky a dangerous chemical and what is the difference between a Single malt and a pure malt?

Scotch whisky comes in 40% and 43% and sometimes even higher AVB. How much Alcohol is enough and why does the content differ?

The Alcohol Content of Scotch Whisky

Scotch whisky comes in 40% and 43% and sometimes even higher AVB. How much Alcohol is enough and why does the content differ?