Page 39 - Thirst Magazine Issue 2 June 2017
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EILING LIM                                                                                 I GET PEOPLE










                                                                                                   WHO ASK


                                                                                                   ME IF I

                                                                                                   ‘MADE’ THESE


                                                                                                   WHISKIES


                                                                                                   (IN MALAYSIA)


                                                                                                   IN MY HOUSE.





                                                                                                   WHAT IS
                                                                                                   SINGLE CASK?
                                                                                                   Whiskies are normally
                                                                                                   distilled and produced
                                                                                                   in batches for volume,
                                                                                                   then aged in several
                                                                                                   barrels (or casks). The
                                                                                                   liquid from the barrels
                                                                                                   in the same, or even
                                                                                                   different, batches are
                                                                                                   then blended together
                                                                                                   to ensure consistency
                                                                                                   in every bottle. Even
                                                                                                   though the liquid
                                                                                                   in all these barrels
                                                                                                   started out with the
                                                                                                   same distilled spirits,
                                                                                                   after years of ageing
                                                                                                   in the barrels, each
                                                                                                   develops independent
                                                                                                   characteristics,
                                                                                                   different tastes, colour
                                                                                                   and even its alcohol
                                                                                                   volume. Single cask
                                                                                                   refers to one barrel
                                                                                                   that is singled out
                                                                                                   from a batch of whisky
                                                                                                   production.







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         FEATURE_EilingLim.indd   39                                                                            28/5/2017   11:17:13 PM
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