Blended whiskey: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

A blended whiskey (or whisky) comes from one of many distilleries, but is drawn from whiskeys of differing vintages and/or manufacturers. It will include either malt whisky (made from 100 percent malted grain—often barley, rye or corn) or straight whiskey (bourbon. Tennessee whiskey, or rye whiskey) together with other grain whiskeys or neutral grain spirits. Blended whiskies normally identify what malt or straight whiskey is used in their production, for example blended Scotch whisky, blended bourbon, or blended Irish whiskey.

A blended whiskey is much less expensive to produce than the other types of whiskey. Most popular whiskeys served in pubs and bars are blended whiskeys. Most cocktails and mixed drinks that call for whiskey use blended whiskey.