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Whisky or whiskey? What the label tells you about Scotch, bourbon, rye and Irish

A whisky label is a short list of legal claims. Single malt, blended, bourbon, straight and an age statement each say something exact about the grain, the cask and the place, and nothing at all about taste.

Pick a style in the interactive and see what the rules require: grain, still, cask, minimum age and country, side by side for Scotch, bourbon, rye and Irish.

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Whisky tumbler beside bars showing the grain make-up of whisky styles

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