what is whiskey made out of?

Answer 1

Made from grains like corn, rye, barley, or wheat. It is distilled from a fermented mash of the grain, then aged in oak barrels. At this stage it is a water-colored liquid. During the aging period, it gradually attains its amber color, flavor and aroma. It is bottled and sold at 80 proof. Whiskey of each country is distinct from that of the others because of the local grain characteristics, distillation techniques and formulas. Scotland, Ireland, the U.S. and Canada are major producers.

Answer 2

Depends on the whisk(e)y.

There's malt whiskey (in Scotland it's spelled 'whisky') which is malted barley that is fermented and distilled. Single malt refers to a whiskey made exclusively from malted barley and distilled at only one distillery. Vatted whiskey is a blend of malt whiskies. Blended whiskey is a blend of malt and grain whiskies.

There's corn whiskey which is mostly corn (100% corn is actually pretty uncommon)

There's rye whiskey...made from rye

There's grain whiskey which can be any combination of the above, though it most often refers to that made mostly of corn.

Any of the grains are first malted (sometimes part of the total grain, sometimes all of it) which is to partly sprout it to make enzymes that convert the grains' starches to sugar. When the conversion is complete, yeast is added to ferment the sugars (just like making beer, without the hops) and when the fermentation is complete, the alcoholic brew (wash) is distilled...usually twice, and put in oak casks for aging. This is what mellows the taste, adds the brown color, and helps define the character and quality of the whiskey.

Answer 3

Whiskey/whisky is made of distilled mash. Mash is a mixture of roasted malt and hot water. Malt is recently germinated grain. The malt is toasted then pulverized and mixed with water to make the mash.

Irish whiskey, the original whiskey, and scotch whisky,notice the spelling difference, are made of barley. American and Canadian whiskies, including bourbon whiskey,Tennessee whiskey and Canadian whiskey made of corn. The exception in American whiskies would be Rye whiskey which is made from Rye. Japanese whisky,notice the Scottish rather than Irish spelling, is made from a mix of grains;usually maize(corn),millet and sometimes rice.

Regardless of the spelling, country of origin, or the grain used for malt the distilling process is pretty much the same for all whiskies. The filtering and aging processes vary.

Answer 4

Depends on the type of whiskey. Bourbon is made from the fermented distillate of corn. Rye whiskey ia made from, of coarse, rye.

Answer 5

Made from fermentated mash of grains like barley,rye or corn.

Answer 6

Rye

Answer 7

various fermented grains

Answer 8

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