Connects existing Zettels on blending for consistency and blending for designed difference without importing 2014 market statistics.
The discussion centers on Scotch and other global blend systems, then notes that single malt and straight bourbon also commonly combine multiple casks. Market-share figures are dated and excluded.
Broom rejects a simple blend-below-single-malt hierarchy and describes blending as the coordinated use of grain, malt, cask, aroma, texture, weight, and lift to create balance and a profile that can be more than the sum of its components.
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Whisky: The Essentials — Blending
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