Editing Scotch whisky (section)

=== Single malt ===
To qualify for this category the Scotch whisky must be made in one distillery, in a [[pot still]] by batch distillation, using only water and malted barley.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 |url=https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/media/1360/scotchwhiskyregguidance2009-amended.pdf |access-date=29 December 2019 |archive-date=29 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229193817/https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/media/1360/scotchwhiskyregguidance2009-amended.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> As with any other Scotch whisky, the Scotch Whisky Regulations of 2009 also require single malt Scotch to be made completely and bottled in Scotland and aged for at least three years. Most are aged longer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Single Malt Whisky is made - Whisky.com |url=https://www.whisky.com/information/knowledge/production/overview/how-single-malt-whisky-is-made.html |website=www.whisky.com}}</ref><ref name="auto" />

Another term is sometimes seen, called "double wood" or "triple wood", sometimes incorrectly referred to as "double malt" or "triple malt". These indicate that the whisky was aged in two or three types of casks. Hence, if the whisky otherwise meets the criteria of single malt, it still falls into the single malt category even if more than one type of cask was used for ageing.<ref name=GGazetteGuide/> Examples include The Balvenie 12 Year DoubleWood and Laphroaig Triple Wood.

Another nuance is that Lowland Scotch malts use a triple distillation just like [[Irish whiskey]], breaking away from the general rule that all Scotch is double distilled.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2019 |title=The Difference Between Scotch and Whiskey |url=https://www.theirishplace.com/food-and-drink/difference-between-scotch-and-whiskey/}}</ref>