Blend
A combination of two or more spirits. In the
United States, a blended whiskey must contain at least 20%
straight whiskey or a blend of straight whiskeys, while the remainder can consist of non-straight whiskey, neutral spirits, or both. In
Ireland, a blended whiskey is a mixture of any two or more of the styles of
malt,
pot still, and
grain whiskey. In
Scotland, blended whisky is a mixture of whiskies from different distilleries, typically using both malt and grain whiskies. Blended malt whisky mixes single malts from a number of distilleries, while blended grain whisky mixes single grains from a number of distilleries.
