Blends used to dominate the Scottish whisky category.
Blended scotched are affordable enough for mixing and versatile.
Cocktail Codex recommends blends that are distinctive yet not overpowering. Blends with a balance between richness and the spice flavors from aging.
The most widely produced, exported, and consumed Scotch.
Musts
- Be a blend of malt whiskies and grain whiskies from different distilleries.
Flavors
Some have a medium intensity and relatively simple Others are more pronounced and complex.
Typically smoother than malt whiskies.