English whisky
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English whisky (whiskey[lower-alpha 1]) is a liquor made from cereal grains, malt and water.[7][8] This includes malt whisky and grain whisky.[9][10]
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Type | Distilled beverage |
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Country of origin | England |
Introduced | First introduced/ Reintroduced 18th century / 1 January 2006[1] (active: 21 years, 7 months and 1 week) |
Discontinued | 19th century |
Alcohol by volume | 40%[2] - 67.9%[3] (46% avg alc vol %) |
Colour | Caramel • Yellow |
Flavour | Sweet • Savoury • Spicy • Smoky[4] |
Ingredients | Malt, cereal Grains, water |
Variants | Single Malt, Triple Malt, Blended Whisky, Single Cask, Small Batch |
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Website | English Whisky Guild[5] |
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Although England is not well known for whisky production, distillers operated in London, Liverpool and Bristol until the late 19th century, after which production of English single malt whisky ceased until 2003.[11] By 2016, it had resurged.[12]