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The freezing point of Scotch whisky

Hi all,

As most of Europe is experiencing one of the coldest winters on record and temperatures plummeted to -19C in Dufftown last night, I have been asked many times about the whisky that is maturing in our warehouses. Can it freeze, is the big question?

In a nutshell, the answer is no. The temperature in our warehouses doesn’t vary as much as it does outside from season to season. There is simply so much whisky in each warehouse (up to 50,000 casks in our newer ones) that it takes a long time for the temperature of so much liquid to change. The climate inside our warehouses is therefore a lot more constant than it is outside.

Please visit http://blog.grantswhisky.com/2010/12/freezing-point-scotch-whisky/ to read the rest of Ludo’s excellent article on this subject.