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Single malt whisky - Spirit(s) and liqueur(s) - Photo de David Stewart - 101Pairing.com

Single malt whisky

Serve at: 18-24°C or 64-75 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more.

This drink is paired well with:

Meal families

Cheeses

Bay blue

United States. California.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 months.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Cheeses

Bohemian blue

United States. Wisconsin.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 6 months.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Chocolate tart

Prefer a pairing with a oak whisky.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Cheeses

Clonmore

Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with an orange waxed rind.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Cheeses

Crater Lake Blue

United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 90 days.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Cheeses

Crozier blue

Ireland. County Tipperary.
Soft-ripened blue-veined pasteurized sheep’s milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 to 11 months.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Cheeses

Dubliner vintage

Ireland. Cork.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with cooked pressed paste and natural rind.
Ripening : over 24 months.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

Prefer a regional pairing (Irish whiskey).

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Poultry

Duck foie gras

Served cold.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Cheeses

Estrella La Peral

Spain. Asturias.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Cheeses

Great hill blue

United States. Massachusetts.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 2 months.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Cured Meats

Prosciutto di Parma

Italy. Parma.
Ham from Duroc or Large White pigs slaughtered at around 9 months of age.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Roquefort and gingerbread

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Cheeses

Sawtooth

United States. Washington.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 60 to 75 days.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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Cheeses

Shropshire blue

United Kingdom.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 10 to 12 weeks.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 36 months.

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