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In our experience, about $5 a bottle. Of course, you'd probably like a more detailed explanation of what makes Scotch Scotch. Here's what we found: First off, our search for "Scotch" didn't yield any Yahoo! categories, but it did point us to several sites that had the word in their titles. Most were listed in our Whiskey category, which we visited for a little look-see. Once there, we noticed that Scotch sites dominate, with bourbon, Irish, and other whiskeys bringing up the rear. If nothing else, Scotch seems to attract the most loyal connoisseurs. To get the lowdown on what makes it so special,
we hit a few of the sites. Our first stop was The Scotch Whisky Association, a nicely illustrated site that includes sections on the history and production of Scotch (as well as an annotated map of major distilleries). The "Production" area describes the ingredients and process behind the drink: "Scotch Malt Whisky is made from malted barley, water and yeast. The first stage of production is the malting of the barley..." Check the site for complete details. We continued our Net-hopping, finally landing at WhiskyWeb, which described the requirements for Scotch-dom as: "A whisky, however produced, may only be legally described as Scotch whisky if it has matured in oak cask in Scotland
for a minimum of three years. It must also have been bottled at a minimum strength of 40% alcohol by volume. There is no legal requirement for Scotch whisky to be bottled in Scotland."
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