7-653: 57°41′48″N 4°9′28″W / 57.69667°N 4.15778°W / 57.69667; -4.15778 Invergordon distillery is a grain whisky distillery located at Invergordon in Easter Ross , in Ross and Cromarty , Highland , Scotland . The distillery is operated by Whyte & Mackay , which Philippines-based Alliance Global owns. It was established in 1959. The distillery started operations in 1961. Along with Tamnavulin distillery in Speyside it provides whisky for
14-440: A continuous column still in a manner that results in a higher percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV) but a less flavourful spirit than that derived from a pot still. As a result, grain whisky is seldom bottled by itself in either country but is instead used primarily for blending with malt or pot still whisky to create blended whiskies , which now account for more than 90% of both countries' whisky sales. The comparative lightness of
21-418: Is generally called " malt whisky " rather than grain whisky. Most American and Canadian whiskies are grain whiskies. Under the regulations governing the production of both Irish and Scotch whisky , malt whisky must be produced from a mash of 100% malted barley and must be distilled in a pot still . In Scotland, a whisky that uses other malted or unmalted cereals in the mash in addition to malted barley
28-408: Is termed a grain whisky. In Ireland, where regulations define " pot still whiskey " as one distilled from a specific mixed mash of at least 30% malted barley, at least 30% unmalted barley, and other unmalted cereals in a pot still, "grain whisky" refers to whisky produced from a mixed mash of no more than 30% malted barley in a column still . In both countries, grain whisky is typically distilled in
35-412: The clearer, more-neutral-flavoured grain whisky is used in blends to smooth out the often harsher characteristics of single malts and single pot still whiskeys . Occasionally well-aged grain whiskies are released as single grain whisky if made at one distillery or blended grain whisky if combining spirits from multiple distilleries. Outside Ireland and Scotland, the use of continuous column stills and
42-668: The company's blended Scotch whisky brands. In July 2023, Whyte & Mackay announced the expansion of its whisky maturation complex at Invergordon, doubling its footprint from 45.4 hectares to 92 hectares. Grain whisky Grain whisky normally refers to any whisky made, at least in part, from grains other than malted barley . Frequently used grains include maize , wheat , and rye . Grain whiskies usually contain some malted barley to provide enzymes needed for mashing and are required to include it if they are produced in Ireland or Scotland . Whisky made only from malted barley
49-424: The use of a non-barley mash are not so closely associated with the production of "light" whisky (whisky with little flavour due to distillation at a very high ABV). For example, nearly all American whiskey is produced using column stills, and all American whiskey that is labelled as " straight whiskey " (including straight Bourbon and straight rye ) is required to use a distillation level not exceeding 80% ABV. In
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