Editing Whisky (section)

==Types==
[[File:Auchentoshan03.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Copper [[pot still]]s at [[Auchentoshan Distillery]] in [[Scotch Whisky|Scotland]]]]
[[File:WhiskyMaking Kilned BarleyMalt.jpg|thumb|right|Malted barley is an ingredient of some whiskies.]]

Whisky or whisky-like products are produced in most grain-growing areas. They differ in base product, alcoholic content, and quality.

* [[Malt whisky]] – made from [[malt|malted barley]]
* [[Grain whisky]] – made from any type of grain

Malts and grains are combined in various ways:

* ''[[Single malt whisky]]'' is whisky from a single distillery made from a mash that uses only one particular malted grain. Unless the whisky is described as ''single-cask'', it contains whisky from many casks, and different years, so the blender can achieve a taste recognisable as typical of the distillery. In most cases, single malts bear the name of the distillery, with an age statement and perhaps some indication of some special treatments, such as maturation in a [[port wine]] cask.
* ''[[Blended malt whisky]]'' is a mixture of single malt whiskies from different distilleries. If whisky is labelled "pure malt" or just "malt" it is almost certainly a blended malt whisky. This was formerly called a "vatted malt" whisky.
* ''[[Blended whisky]]'' is made from a mixture of different types of whisky. A blend may contain whisky from many distilleries so that the blender can produce a flavour consistent with the brand. The brand name may, therefore, omit the name of a distillery. Most Scotch, Irish and Canadian whisky is sold as part of a blend, even when the spirits are the product of one distillery, as is common in Canada.<ref>{{Cite book |last=De Kergommeaux |first=Davin |title=Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert |publisher=McClelland & Stewart |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-7710-2743-7 |page=58}}</ref> American blended whisky may contain [[neutral spirits]].
* ''[[Cask strength]]'' (also known as ''barrel proof'') whiskies are rare, and usually, only the very best whiskies are bottled in this way. They are bottled from the cask undiluted or only lightly diluted.
* ''[[Single cask]]'' (also known as ''single barrel'') whiskies are bottled from an individual cask, and often the bottles are labelled with specific barrel and bottle numbers. The taste of these whiskies may vary substantially from cask to cask within a brand.