Single malt whisky Single malt whisky Single malt whisky is malt whisky from a single distillery, that is, whisky distilled from a fermented mash made with malted barley, as distinguished from unmalted grain. Single malts are typically associated with single malt Scotch, though they are also produced in various other countries. Under Scotch Whisky Regulations, a "Single Malt Scotch Whisky" must be made exclusively from malted barley (although the addition of E150A caramel colouring is allowed), must be distilled using pot stills at a single distillery, and must be aged for at least three years in oak casks of a capacity not exceeding
German whisky produced have been in the style of Irish, Scotch single malt, rye and bourbon. The whiskies are spelled "Whesskey" as a play on the word whisky and Hesse, the state in which the distillery is located. Rabel Berghof in Owen produces many fruit brandies. Several years ago, they started the production of a single grain whisky using wheat, known as "Schwäbischer Whisky" (Swabian Whisky). The "Schlitzer Destillerie" in Schlitz (Hesse) produces spirits and liqueurs since 1585 and is the oldest still producing distillery in Germany. In 2013 the 14-year-old Glen Slitisa Single Malt Wheat Whisky was awarded third place at