Formally, however, a blended whisky is a product that contains a mix of barrel-aged malt and grain whiskies. There's a common misconception that because a certain whisky is labeled single malt, it must be the product of just a single batch or barrel of whisky.he root of all confusion lies in the simple word single. A single-malt scotch whisky is nothing more or less than the product of a single distillery. Not the product of a single batch or a single barrel, but a single distillery.
esteem. 1  to have great regard for; value highly; respect. 2  to hold to be; consider; regard: we esteem it an honor to be invited.
âº used to say that if you know someone very well you stop respecting them because you have seen all of their bad qualities. (Definition of âfamiliarity breeds contemptâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press)