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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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James Martin’s 44 Blended Malt Whisky – Edição Limitada 2024
May 24, 7:00 PM WEST
James Martin’s 44 Blended Malt Whisky – Edição Limitada 2024
by Palácio do Correio Velho
Est: €400- €0
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Laphroaig 27YO Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 41.7% ABV, 700ml in timber box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Laphroaig 27YO Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 41.7% ABV, 700ml in timber box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD600- AUD800
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Suntory 'Hibiki' 21YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Suntory 'Hibiki' 21YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD800- AUD900
AUD42511 Bids
Suntory 'Hibiki' 17YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Suntory 'Hibiki' 17YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD650- AUD750
AUD32510 Bids
Yamazaki 18YO Single Malt Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Yamazaki 18YO Single Malt Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD750- AUD850
AUD47510 Bids
Yamazaki '2015 Limited Edition' Single Malt Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Yamazaki '2015 Limited Edition' Single Malt Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD1,200- AUD1,500
AUD42510 Bids
Suntory 'Hibiki' 21YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Suntory 'Hibiki' 21YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD800- AUD900
AUD2609 Bids
Suntory 'Hibiki' 21YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Suntory 'Hibiki' 21YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD800- AUD900
AUD2808 Bids
Yamazaki 18YO Single Malt Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Yamazaki 18YO Single Malt Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD750- AUD850
AUD3508 Bids
Vintage Yamazaki Suntory Tokyo Int. Airport Whiskey
May 24, 10:00 AM MST
Vintage Yamazaki Suntory Tokyo Int. Airport Whiskey
by EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Est: $0- $0
$808 Bids
(2) Vintage 1960-1970's Drambuie & Chivas Regal
May 24, 10:00 AM MST
(2) Vintage 1960-1970's Drambuie & Chivas Regal
by EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Est: $0- $0
$658 Bids
Suntory 'Hibiki' 12YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Suntory 'Hibiki' 12YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD450- AUD550
AUD1207 Bids
Suntory 'Hibiki' 12YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Suntory 'Hibiki' 12YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD450- AUD550
AUD1207 Bids
Suntory 'Hibiki' 21YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Suntory 'Hibiki' 21YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD800- AUD900
AUD2607 Bids
Suntory 'Hibiki' 17YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Suntory 'Hibiki' 17YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD650- AUD750
AUD5007 Bids
Glenlivet 'French Oak Reserve' 15YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 40% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Glenlivet 'French Oak Reserve' 15YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 40% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD60- AUD70
AUD707 Bids
Suntory 'Hibiki' 21YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
May 29, 4:00 PM AEST
Suntory 'Hibiki' 21YO Blended Japanese Whisky - 43% ABV, 700ml in box
by Lawsons
Est: AUD800- AUD900
AUD2407 Bids

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