🏭 How is Red Label Made?

1. 🥣 Grain & Malt Selection

It uses a mix of:

Malted barley (for flavor)

Grains like wheat or corn (for smoothness)

2. 🔥 Malting & Mashing

Barley is soaked, germinated, and dried

Then crushed and mixed with hot water to extract sugars

3. 🍺 Fermentation

Yeast is added to convert sugar into alcohol

Produces a beer-like liquid called “wash”

4. 🥃 Distillation

The wash is distilled in copper stills

This increases alcohol strength and refines flavor

5. 🪵 Aging

The spirit is aged in oak barrels (minimum 3 years by law in Scotland)

Develops color and smoothness

6. 🔄 Blending (Key Step)

Different whiskies from various distilleries are mixed together

This creates the consistent Red Label taste

7. 🧴 Bottling

Diluted to ~40% ABV and bottled

🧊 How to Drink

Neat (straight)

With water or soda

In cocktails (like whisky cola)