OLD WORLD WHISKY - Scotch, Irish, Japanese & more...

Single Malt Whisky. The whole subject of Scotch whisky may seem confusing and overwhelming. It's not. It just needs to be explained properly. Here we'll teach you about the famous Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland.

Blended Scotch Whisky. A mix or Single Malt & Grain whiskies. What else is involved? Here you'll learn all about it.

A long time ago Scotland was broken down into separate regions in regards to whisky. Let's learn about them.

The Highlands region in Scotland is the largest. What else? Watch and learn!

The Lowlands used to produce more whisky than any other. Nowadays, it's the home of grain whisky production.

Probably the most famous of all whisky regions; Speyside has more distilleries than any other region.

Once the home of whisky now only 3 distilleries are left. Let's learn about them.

Probably the flavor profile that people think of, when they think of Scotch whisky. Smoke & Peat. But that's not all.

This isn't a legally recognized region. It's apart of the Highlands. However, since the Highlands are so large, its often thought of as a region in its own right.

The Irish may have been the first to distill whisky. What's the difference between it and Scotch whisky. Well, peat and lots of other things. Let's learn all about it.

Japanese distillers take after the Scots in regards to their whisky flavor and production style. But they have a lack of regulations in production which is both a good thing and bad thing. Let's have a look! 

What separates Old world whisky for New world whiskey? Besides the spelling, peat smoke! And...? Watch and see.

Let's learn the proper way to taste your whisky.

Let's learn how to properly serve whisky.

Here we explain how whisky is made and what makes it unique to New World whiskeys like Bourbon whiskey.

It's not as easy as just dumping a few barrels of whisky together and stirring. Let's learn more!

What's the difference between Pot or Column distillation?

In modern times, Whisky has gained prominence as one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in many modern societies and cultures. Many scholars believe that the distillation used in whisky production might have been 1st practiced by ancient Babylonians for originally extracting perfumes and aromatics. 

In this lecture we'll review the first origins of whisky production, until present day, and review the history of what we now know as Old World "Whisky".