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The basis of Scotch whisky is the heather-flavored ales made from barley malt that the Picts and their prehistoric ancestors brewed. Archeologists have found evidence of such brewing dating back to at least 2000 B.C. This ale (which is still produced today by at least one Scottish microbrewer) was low in alcohol and not very stable.
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Any disruption of these natural elements could be potentially dangerous to the Scotch industry. As previously mentioned, Scotch whisky trade and production is a huge industry in Britain and any threat from environmental problems that could interrupt the industry could be devastating for the Scottish economy. At the present moment, the environmental impact is not at crisis stage, that is, the disruption of peat growth due to other environmental factors is not threatening to disrupt the Scotch industry. However, the potential exists for lack of extensive peat growth to be a future problem. Furthermore, air pollution is a factor in many European nations and since part of the Scotch production process involves air seepage, the amount of pollution in that air could be a factor for future consumers, depending on how many potentially harmful agents may possibly make their way into the casks that flavor the whisky.
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The majority of grain whisky produced in Scotland goes to make blended Scotch whisky. The average blended whisky is 60%–85% grain whisky. Some higher quality grain whisky from a single distillery is bottled as single grain whisky. As of 2006, there are only seven grain whisky distilleries in Scotland.
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There are two types of Scotch, malt whisky and grain whisky. For the purpose of this discussion, only the process of making the popular malt whisky will be examined. The process begins with soaking the barley, about 2-3 days, after which the barley is spread on the floor to germinate before it is dried and fired in a kiln with natural Scottish peat "cut from the moors of Scotland". The smoke from the fire flavors the barley, called peat reek, giving Scotch its distinctive flavor.
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Note: some of the processes involved in the making of Scotch Whisky described above have now been automated. For example during the grain germination process the barley may be turned or “ploughed” with automatic paddles as opposed to manually. The main fermentation and distillation processes ... have remained essentially the same in all Scotch whisky distilleries for the last couple of hundred years.
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