The normal practice is for the blender to buy the
whisky as soon as it is distilled. It is then kept under
bond in warehouses at the distillery to mature until
the blender requires it. By law whisky must mature
for a minimum of three years. although in practice
the minimum age is much greater. After blending,
Scotch Whisky is usually returned to cask and left for
a further period of several months to allow the
constituent whiskies to 'marry'. It is then bottled for
sale.
© SWA 1995