Does Whisky Have Terroir (A Sense of Place?)

Published 01/01/0001

The phrase “Like the country, like the whisky” is a popular refrain. and it can be tempting to assume that you can taste the rugged nature of the Highlands or the maritime climate of Islay in a single malt. However it’s more complicated than this because of how whisky is mass produced, leading some to challenge the very idea that whisky can really have its own terroir. We investigated this question and checked the five elements of Scottish single malts for their terroir influence.