Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Moonshine, List of whisky brands, Single malt whisky, Michael Jackson, International Whisky Competition, Jim Murray, American whiskey, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Independent Bottlers, Grain whisky, Finnish whisky, Blended whiskey, Duncan Taylor, Straight whiskey, Lincoln County Process, German whisky, Welsh whisky, Glenfarclas Single Malt, Single barrel whiskey, Glencairn Whisky Glass, Minnesota 13, Blended malt, Penderyn, Sour mash, Pure pot still whiskey, Small batch whiskey, Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf, English Whisky, Seagram's Seven Crown, Chill filtering, Alexander Walker II, Cask strength, Lotoko, Panimoravintola Beer Hunter's, Derek Macdonald Cooper, Scotch Whisky Act 1988, Mackmyra Whisky, Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009, Bagpiper Whisky, Scotsmac, Whiskey thief, David Stewart, Master blender, Finishing, Corn whiskey, Frysk Hynder, Viscimetry, Uisce beatha, The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom, International Whisky Competition 2011, Hankey Bannister, Club 400, Red Rose Whisky. Excerpt: Whisky (Scottish English) or whiskey (Hiberno-English) is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn). Whisky is aged in wooden casks, made generally of white oak, except that in the United States corn whiskey need not be aged. Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many competing denominations of origin and many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and aging in wood. Indian whisky is an exception, where grain fermentation is not a requirement and the most common basis is fermented molasses. The requirement for aging in wood is also not entirely univer...