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The Language of Maturation & What it Means – Edinburgh Whisky Academy News

Maturation & What it Means Terms like finished, double wood, married and virgin oak are used every day by distilleries, their marketing teams and whisky writers. Unlike terms such as single malt or blended Scotch whisky, many of these aren't legally defined.

The Language of Maturation & What it Means – Edinburgh Whisky Academy News

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Maturation & What it Means Terms like finished, double wood, married and virgin oak are used every day by distilleries, their marketing teams and whisky writers.

Unlike terms such as single malt or blended Scotch whisky, many of these aren't legally defined.

Instead, they're industry conventions, and that means there's often […]

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Maturation & What it Means Terms like finished, double wood, married and virgin oak are used every day by distilleries, their marketing teams and whisky writers. Unlike terms such as single malt or blended Scotch whisky, many of these aren't legally defined. Instead, they're industry conventions, and that means there's often […]

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