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WHISKY ESCOCES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Scotch
1, record 1, English, Scotch
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Scotch whisky 2, record 1, English, Scotch%20whisky
correct
- Scotch whiskey 2, record 1, English, Scotch%20whiskey
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scotch whiskeys are somewhat light in body, with a distinctive smoky malt flavour. They are made primarily from barley that is melted and then heated over a peat fire, the oily, acrid smoke of which flavours the malt. 2, record 1, English, - Scotch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Scotch we drink today is still made from malted barley, but neutral spirits and unmalted grain whisky are blended with it to make it lighter and more palatable. 1, record 1, English, - Scotch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Irish whiskey and bourbon whiskey are usually spelled "whiskey." 3, record 1, English, - Scotch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Distillerie (Alimentation)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scotch
1, record 1, French, scotch
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- whisky écossais 2, record 1, French, whisky%20%C3%A9cossais
correct, masculine noun
- scotch whisky 3, record 1, French, scotch%20whisky
correct, masculine noun
- whisky 4, record 1, French, whisky
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Whiskey écossais inimitable en raison de l'eau et surtout de la tourbe qui interviennent dans son traitement [et qui] comprend [...] moitié whiskey de malt, moitié whiskey de grain. 5, record 1, French, - scotch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des whiskys; des whiskies. 6, record 1, French, - scotch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
scotch (sing.); scotchs (pl.); whisky (sing.); whiskys (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2006). 7, record 1, French, - scotch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chez les commerçants, l'orthographe «whisky» sert à distinguer le whisky écossais du whiskey irlandais. 8, record 1, French, - scotch
Record 1, Key term(s)
- whiskey écossais
- scotch whiskey
- whiskey
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Destilería (Ind. alimentaria)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- whisky escocés
1, record 1, Spanish, whisky%20escoc%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En la [elaboración] del auténtico whisky escocés, la malta está en contacto directo con el hogar del horno desecador (lo cual confiere a ese whisky un característico sabor de humo) y el producto es sometido a repetidas destilaciones con alambiques. 1, record 1, Spanish, - whisky%20escoc%C3%A9s
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