· Blenders International · Water Science
How is a blended whisky actually made — and where does the blending water come in?
A blend is not poured together on the way to the bottle. Casks are vatted, the vatting is brought close to strength with demineralised water, the whisky is left for months to marry, and a final cut sets the label figure. Water enters that sequence twice, and by volume it is the largest single thing a blender adds.