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Whiskeys

The whisky category is vast, including Scotch, Canadian whisky, and more recent Japanese and Taiwanese whiskies. When the spirit is spelled with an ‘e;’ however, it refers to bottles crafted in Ireland and the U.S. While each of these brown spirits shares similar characteristics—for example, they are all spawned from mashes of fermented grains like corn, wheat, barley, and rye and then aged in wooden barrels—each variety is individually nuanced.

Bourbon, the grand dame of American whiskey, is the country’s most well-known style, flaunting a corn-heavy (at least 51 percent) mashbill. Likewise, rye must meet the same requirements.

Canadian whisky typically unites a corn base with a heavier rye component. Although they are touted for the presence of rye, these whiskies are traditionally much lighter than American whiskey.

Scotland teems with distilleries and is perhaps best known for its breadth of single malts, produced at one distillery from malted barley in copper pot stills. The range is intense, from tame Lowlands liquors to the aggressively peaty options from Islay.

There are far fewer Irish distilleries than Scottish ones. The ideas that all Irish whiskey are triple distilled and all are devoid of peat are myths. Most Irish whiskies are single-pit still whiskeys made from malted and un-malted barley.

Learn more about the Different Types of Whiskey on the Invaluable blog.

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VAT 95 de Luxe Blended, Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
VAT 95 de Luxe Blended, Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €5- €10
€456 Bids
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The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
May 18, 10:00 AM PDT
The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
by Pasadena Auction House
Est: $500- $600
$3505 Bids
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High West Bourbon/American Prairie Bourbon Whiskey Lot of 3 750ml
May 18, 10:00 AM PDT
High West Bourbon/American Prairie Bourbon Whiskey Lot of 3 750ml
by Pasadena Auction House
Est: $100- $150
$704 Bids
Dimple 15 Anos
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
Dimple 15 Anos
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €10- €20
€254 Bids
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The Macallan Harmony Collection Intense Arabica Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml
May 18, 10:00 AM PDT
The Macallan Harmony Collection Intense Arabica Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml
by Pasadena Auction House
Est: $300- $400
$1803 Bids
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The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
May 18, 10:00 AM PDT
The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
by Pasadena Auction House
Est: $500- $600
$2803 Bids
1 bottle 1970 Ballindall hole Castle, private stick
May 24, 10:00 AM CEST
1 bottle 1970 Ballindall hole Castle, private stick
by Henry's Auktionshaus
Est: €200- €400
€2003 Bids
Grand Old Parr, Aged 12 Years, De Luxe Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
Grand Old Parr, Aged 12 Years, De Luxe Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €15- €30
€253 Bids
Ballantine's Finest, Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
Ballantine's Finest, Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €5- €10
€102 Bids
J&B, Reserve, aged 15 Years, 1 gfa.
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
J&B, Reserve, aged 15 Years, 1 gfa.
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €10- €20
€152 Bids
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The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
May 18, 10:00 AM PDT
The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
by Pasadena Auction House
Est: $500- $600
$2802 Bids
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The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
May 18, 10:00 AM PDT
The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
by Pasadena Auction House
Est: $500- $600
$2802 Bids
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Lot of 2 The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
May 18, 10:00 AM PDT
Lot of 2 The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
by Pasadena Auction House
Est: $100- $200
$702 Bids
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The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
May 18, 10:00 AM PDT
The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
by Pasadena Auction House
Est: $500- $600
$2602 Bids
Ballantine's, Special Reserve 12 Years Old Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
Ballantine's, Special Reserve 12 Years Old Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €15- €30
€202 Bids
Mackinlay's Reserve de Luxe, Blended Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
Mackinlay's Reserve de Luxe, Blended Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €10- €20
€202 Bids
Cardhu, aged 12 years 1 gfa.
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
Cardhu, aged 12 years 1 gfa.
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €20- €40
€252 Bids
Talisker, aged 10 years 1 gfa.
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
Talisker, aged 10 years 1 gfa.
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €15- €30
€202 Bids
William Lawson's, Scotch Whisky 12 Anos, 1 gfa
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
William Lawson's, Scotch Whisky 12 Anos, 1 gfa
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €10- €20
€152 Bids
Whisky
May 23, 11:00 AM CEST
Whisky
by Rapp Auktionshaus
Est: CHF160- CHF200
CHF1601 Bid
Jack Daniel's, Old Nº 7 Brand, Tennessee Sour Mash Whisky, 1 gfa
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
Jack Daniel's, Old Nº 7 Brand, Tennessee Sour Mash Whisky, 1 gfa
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €20- €40
€201 Bid
Ballantine's Finest 1 gfa.
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
Ballantine's Finest 1 gfa.
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €10- €20
€101 Bid
Ballantine's Finest, Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa. de 1 L.
May 19, 7:00 PM WEST
Ballantine's Finest, Scotch Whisky, 1 gfa. de 1 L.
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €10- €20
€101 Bid
Old Scotch Whisky "Private", Abfüllung für Baur au Lac
Jun 06, 9:00 AM CEST
Old Scotch Whisky "Private", Abfüllung für Baur au Lac
by Auktionshaus Zofingen
Est: CHF160- CHF200
CHF1601 Bid

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