Pure pot still whiskey is a type of whiskey traditionally made from a mixture of malted and unmalted barley distilled in a pot still. It is unique to Ireland. Not to be confused with blended whiskey, which is a mixture of column still unmalted grain whiskey and pot still single malt whiskey, "pure pot still" is a single whiskey made from a batch of grain composed of both unmalted and malted barley that has been distilled in a pot still.
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