What Is Whisky?
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GLOSSARY
Ever wondered about the difference between sour mash and backset, or what PPM stands for? Our glossary will help clarify some of the whisky world’s lingo.
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- Campbeltown
- Canadian whisky
- Caramel coloring
- Cask
- Cask strength
- Charcoal mellowing
- Charring
- Chill filtered
- Chocolate malt
- Coffey still
- Column still
- Condenser
- Congener
- Continuous still
- Cooper
- Cooperage
- Corn
- Corn whiskey
- Cut
- Malt
- Malt whisky
- Malted
- Marrying
- Mash
- Mash tub/tun
- Mashbill
- Master blender
- Master distiller
- Maturation
- Middle cut
- Moonshine
- Mothballed
- Mouthfeel
- Saladin box
- Scotch
- Shell and tube condenser
- Sherry
- Silent
- Silent season
- Single cask
- Single grain whisky
- Single malt whisky
- Single pot still
- Sláinte
- Small barrel
- Small batch
- Solera
- Sour mash
- Sourced
- Speyside
- Spirit safe
- Spirit still
- Still
- Straight
- Sweet mash