Real Scotch whisky is a simple creation of water and barley, which grows well in the cool climate and summer rains that are common north of the border.

真正的苏格兰威士忌只是简单地由水和大麦酿造而成，选用的大麦生长在苏格兰北部边界的高地，那里气候凉爽，夏季多雨。

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Scotch whiskey is made primarily of barley.

苏格兰威士忌主要是用大麦酿制的。

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Single malt Scotch whiskies are distilled entirely from a fermented mash of malted barley.

苏格兰纯麦威士忌完全从发酵的大麦芽浆中蒸馏获得。

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From a Portland, OR distillery founded in 2004, this is produced, like single malt Scotch, from 100% malted barley, but the resemblance ends there this is a drink with brightness and lift, and a complex back-palate with characters of custard, cinnamon and earthy wet stone that taste way better together than they sound.

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On a more philosophical level, I love the traditions of spirit distillation, and the fact that there are usually rules, like that Scotch can only be made from barley, and rum from sugarcane, whereas vodka can be made from any ingredient in which starch can be converted to sugar, be it potatoes, wheat, rye, grass, corn, soy beans or whatever the distiller finds laying around.

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Whereas Scotch whisky, even at full strength right off the still, tastes distinctly of the malted barley from which it is made, gin is essentially made from pure alcohol.

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