Cocktails with Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
Speyside single malt Scotch whisky is a single malt Scotch whisky distilled at one Speyside distillery from only malted barley, in pot stills.
ABV40–46%
Taste profile
Lighter and fruity, with malt-and-oak depth from cask maturation; low bitterness and a high, aromatic malt character, typically unpeated.
How it's used
Poured as the principal measure of a drink, it supplies the alcoholic backbone and a defining malt-and-oak aroma; stirred rather than shaken to preserve texture, and its regional character carries the profile when it is the base rather than a small modifier.
Substitutes for Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
As a base, only another comparable unpeated malt Scotch of similar strength approximates it, since the matured malt-and-oak aroma is the defining contribution; a neutral grain spirit, an unaged spirit, or a heavily peated whisky will noticeably shift the profile.
Often confused with
A single malt is the product of one distillery made only from malted barley in pot stills, whereas a blended Scotch mixes one or more single malts with one or more single grain whiskies, typically drawn from multiple distilleries.
