Buy rare and selected Blended Whisky

Blended whiskies in general are all whiskies whose components consist of several other whiskies and often also from different distilleries. Among other things, a blended whisky can also use different types of grain such as rye, wheat, oats and even maize. Until the Scotch Whisky Regulation 2009 (SWR 2009), the word blended (in Scotch whisky) appeared on whisky bottlings containing a blend of barley grain whisky and non-barley grain whisky and since 2009 a blended malt Scotch whisky consists exclusively of a blend of at least two single malt Scotch whiskies from different distilleries. In addition to the inferior blends, which are produced for cost reasons and with less high-quality and therefore more expensive whisky, there are also a number of extremely high-quality and multi-award-winning blends that consist solely of single malts from certain distilleries and whose composition of up to 50 different distillates is closely guarded - the blends from Johnnie Walker, Chivas Regal, White Horse and the Japanese premium blended whiskies from Nikka Taketsuru and Suntory Hibiki, which are among the world leaders, certainly deserve special mention here.
Blended grain whisky certainly occupies a special position, as it is made from several grains without any use of single malts and is rarely found. Blended Scotch whiskies are also available - here one or more single malt varieties are blended with grain whisky. As each blended whisky can contain whiskies of different ages, most bottlings do not have an age statement and if there is an age statement, it always refers to the youngest whisky in the blend. A 12-year-old blend can therefore also contain a 30-year-old whisky. In addition, the high-quality blends in particular are bottled again in selected casks after blending in order to mature for a certain period of time - this is usually indicated on the label.