Editing Whisky (section)

=== Scotch ===
{{Main|Scotch whisky}}
[[File:Scotch whiskies.jpg|right|thumb|Various Scotch whiskies]]
Whisky made in Scotland is known as Scotch whisky, or simply as "Scotch" (especially in North America).
[[File:Scotch regions.svg|right|thumb|The regions of Scotch whisky]]
Scotch whiskies are generally distilled twice, although some are distilled a third time and others even up to twenty times.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jackson |first=Michael |title=Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-7513-0146-5 |page=12}}</ref> Scotch Whisky Regulations require anything bearing the label "Scotch" to be distilled and bottled in Scotland and matured for a minimum of three years in oak casks, among other, more specific criteria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASIL Insight: WTO Protections for Food Geographic Indications |url=http://www.asil.org/insights/insigh43.htm |access-date=25 August 2007}}</ref> Any age statement on the bottle, in the form of a number, must reflect the age of the youngest Scotch whisky used to produce that product. A whisky with an age statement is known as guaranteed age whisky.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What does a whisky's age really mean? |url=http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/2010/06/28/what-does-a-whiskys-age-really-mean/ |access-date=14 July 2010 |archive-date=3 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703110252/http://www.whatdoesjohnknow.com/2010/06/28/what-does-a-whiskys-age-really-mean/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Scotch whisky without an age statement may, by law, be as young as three years old.<ref>{{Cite web |title=So, Does Age Matter? |url=http://www.maltmaniacs.org/whisky-articles/Malt-Maniacs-2010-04-Does-the-age-of-Scotch-whisky-matter.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414061307/http://www.maltmaniacs.org/whisky-articles/Malt-Maniacs-2010-04-Does-the-age-of-Scotch-whisky-matter.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2011 |access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref>

The basic types of Scotch are [[malt whisky]], [[grain whisky]] (or a [[Blended whiskey|blend]] of the two) made in [[Scotland]]. Scotch malt whiskies were divided into five main regions: [[Highland single malts|Highland]], [[Lowland single malts|Lowland]], [[Islay single malts|Islay]], [[Speyside single malt|Speyside]] and [[Campbeltown single malts|Campbeltown]].<ref name="SWAMAP">{{Cite web |title=Whisky Regions |url=https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/discover/enjoying-scotch/scotch-whisky-regions/ |access-date=28 April 2019 |publisher=Scotch Whisky Association}}</ref> Each of the whisky producing regions has a distinct flavour profile and characteristics to the whisky they produce.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-18 |title=Whisky Regions Scotland |url=https://theplateunknown.com/whisky-regions-scotland/ |access-date=2020-09-29 |website=The Plate Unknown |language=en-US}}</ref>

There is also a sixth region recognized by some sources, though not by the Scotch Whisky Association:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotch Whisky Regions |url=https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/discover/enjoying-scotch/scotch-whisky-regions/}}</ref> the Islands, excluding Islay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2021 |title=The beginner's guide to scotch whisky |url=https://foodism.co.uk/guides/scotch-whisky-regions-guide/}}</ref> This unofficial region, (part of the Highlands according to the Association), includes the following whisky-producing islands making [[Island single malt]]: [[Arran distillery|Arran]], [[Jura, Scotland|Jura]], [[Isle of Mull|Mull]], [[Orkney]], and [[Skye]].