Editing Scotch whisky (section)

=== Blended malt ===
[[Blended malt whisky]], formerly called ''vatted malt'' or ''pure malt'' (terms that are now prohibited in the SWR 2009), is one of the least common types of Scotch: a blend of single malts from more than one distillery (possibly with differing ages).

Blended malts contain only single malt whiskies from two or more distilleries.<ref name=GGazetteGuide/> This type must contain no grain whiskies and is distinguished by the absence of the word "single" on the bottle. The age of the vat is that of the youngest of the original ingredients. For example, a blended malt marked "8 years old" may include older whiskies, with the youngest constituent being eight years old. Johnnie Walker Green Label and [[Monkey Shoulder]] are examples of blended malt whisky. Starting from November 2011, no Scotch whisky could be labelled as a vatted malt or pure malt, the SWR requiring them to be labelled blended malt instead.{{sfn|Scotch Whisky Association|2009|loc=Chapter 11}}