How do we make whiskey? – well, here in Ireland we mostly use barley.

The six-stage process is quite easily followed in the graphic but here is a breakdown to how do we make whiskey –

• malted or un-malted barley is ground down into a grist
• Warm water is added and this produces a sugar wash called wort.
• Now the mixture has yeast added and starts to ferment.
• The low-level alcohol mixture is now distilled anything up to three times.
• The clear alcohol spirit is transferred to oak casks to be aged for anything from 3 years to 30.
• After maturation, the whiskey is transferred from barrel to bottle and finally into your hands. Slainte

 

 

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