Teaspooning Explained
Teaspooning is one of whisky’s most misunderstood practices — whispered about on labels but rarely explained clearly. At its simplest, it involves adding a tiny amount of another single malt to a cask, transforming it from a single malt into a blended malt on paper. In reality, that single spoonful changes nothing in the glass, but everything in terms of branding, ownership, and control. For independent bottlers, teaspooning sits at the crossroads of transparency, legality, and tradition — and understanding it reveals a fascinating layer of how Scotch whisky really works behind the scenes.