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Before stocking your bar, be sure to know what to look for when Selecting a Single-Malt Scotch.

Scotch Drink Recipes

Two types of whisky are distilled in Scotland: grain and malt. Grain whisky (Scotch whisky is always spelled without the "e") is made from malted barley, unmalted barley and other grains, while malt whisky is made from malted barley alone.

Blended whisky is not strongly flavored or as challenging to the palate (and less expensive) as single malt whiskies, which aren't blended, are expensive and have a strong smoky flavor.

Ella's Scotch Old-Fashioned
Perfect Rob Roy
Rusty Nail
Godfather
Artillery Punch

And, of course, the preferred way to enjoy scotch is by itself (or on the rocks).

Popular scotch whisky blends include J&B (Justerini & Brooks), Chivas Regal, Johnny Walker and Cutty Sark. Single malts include Deanston, Highland Park, Macallan and Ardberg.

Did You Know? — Jack Daniel's is not considered a bourbon because it's charcoal-mellowed slowly, drop by drop, filtered through sugar-maple charcoal prior to aging. This is what gives it a different character. Jack Daniel's, along with George Dickel, are two fine Tennessee whiskies, but neither can be called bourbon.

Bourbon Drink Recipes

The whiskey of choice in America is bourbon, which is preferred on the rocks. Though milder than scotch, bourbon is still regarded highly by whiskey connoisseurs. To be called Bourbon (and it's not bourbon unless the label says so — strict laws demand this), whiskey must be produced in Kentucky and made mostly with corn.

Bourbon must be aged for a minimum of two years in new, white-oak barrels that have been charred, and nothing can be added at the bottling stage to enhance the flavor, alter the color or add sweetness.

A.J.'s American Punch
All-American Whiskey Stone Sour
Churchill Downs Cooler
Whiskey Tea Mash (low-cal)
Mint Julep

Popular bourbon brands include Jim Beam, Wild Turkey, Maker's Mark and Old Kentucky.

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