Mandates for a whisky to be called Scotch whisky are: 1. Distilled in Scotland. 2. Casked in Scotland. 3. Aged 3 years and 1 day in Scotland. 4. There is no requirement for a barrel of whisky that meets these criteria to be bottled in Scotland. 26 brands of Scotch are bottled in India. Some 20 million casks, over 500 million cases, are maturing in warehouses in Scotland. This represents the equivalent of approximately 10 billion bottles of Scotch after bottling. Scotch is sold in more than 200 markets globally. Scotch sells three times its nearest foreign whisky rival. A closed bottle of Scotch can be kept for 100 years+ and will still be good to drink. After opening, a half-full bottle of Scotch whisky will remain good for five years. The most expensive bottle of Scotch whisky today is Isabella’s Islay ($6.2 Million). The oldest Scotch whisky on the market is the Aisla T’Orten 107 Years old, distilled in 1906 and available for $ 1.43 million (£870,000). The highest price paid at an auction for a bottle of Scotch Whisky is $631,850 for a 6-liter The Macallan “M” Decanter by Lalique, containing a 44.7% ABV Single Malt. The highest price paid at an auction for a standard sized Scotch Whisky is £288,000 (US$460,000) for a 64-year-old 42.5 % ABV Macallan malt whisky. Glenfiddich is the largest selling single malt in the world, followed by the Glenlivet. Johnnie Walker Red Label is the worlds largest selling Scotch whisky
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:19:03 +0000
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