The majority of fine scotch
distillers sell casks of their product as a whole for blending purposes as well
as to private buyers. Usually the distiller name will be placed on a blended
product however not the logo. This is an indication that the product is indeed
blended and not single malt.
Most independent bottling
companies will bottle products from single casks and may or may not be from the
original bottling source. At this time many renowned distillers are trying to
end the open market of bottling operations as it is infringing on their overall
sales.
Some malt companies will
incorporate more than one batch of their scotch into the cask selling to ensure
the independent bottlers from selling it as a single malt product. Many
independent bottlers will use merely a geographical region or an alias of the
distiller, as to avoid any legal repercussions. This method of legal sneakiness
is known as “bastard bottling”. Either way the society of scotch malt whiskey
can still track the product by the distiller number.
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