Recently in the Malt Maniacs Facebook Group someone made a very valid complaint that whisky geeks often use abbreviations that may not always be understandable for less experienced whisky lovers. Here is a – most probably non-comprehensive – list that also includes a few slang terms for whisky distilleries or brands. Suggestions for additions are always welcome.
ABV – Alcohol by Volume
Bunna – Bunnahabhain
CF – Chill-Filtered
CI – Caol Ila
Corry – Ardbeg Corryvreckan
CS – Cask Strength
DE – Classic Malts Distillers’ Edition
DL – Douglas Laing
DT – Duncan Taylor
E150a – Spirit Caramel colouring
Farclas – Glenfarclas
Fiddich – Glenfiddich
FWP – French Whore Perfume (infamous soapy floral notes found in some 1980s Bowmores)
G&M – Gordon & MacPhail
GG – Glen Grant
Glenmo – Glenmorangie
Glen Mordor – Roseisle
HP – Highland Park
IB – Independent Bottling or Bottler
IWSC – International Wine and Spirits Comptition
JB – Jim Beam
JD – Jack Daniel’s
JW – Johnnie Walker (JWR – Red Label, JWB – Black Label)
Laddie – Bruichladdich
Laga – Lagavulin
LCBO – Liquor Control Board of Ontario
LMDW – La Maison Du Whisky
LVMH – Louis Vuitton Moët Hennesy
Mac – Macallan
MM – Malt Maniacs
MMA – Malt Maniacs Awards
MMcD – Murray McDavid
MoM – Master of Malt
MoS – Malts of Scotland
NAS – No Age Statement
NCF – Non-Chill-Filtered
OB – Original Bottling
OMC – (Douglas Laing) Old Malt Cask
Oogie – Ardbeg Uigeadail
PC – Port Charlotte
PE – Port Ellen
PX – Pedro Ximenez sherry
QC – Quarter Cask
RMW – Royal Mile Whiskies
SB – Springbank
SM – Saint Magdalene
SMWS – Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Springer – Springbank
SW – Stitzel-Weller
SWA – Scotch Whisky Association
Tally – Talisker
TTB – Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (USA)
TWE – The Whisky Exchange
W&M – Whyte & Mackay
WWA – World Whisky Awards
yo or y – years old
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A very useful list with a few LOL moments: (Glen Mordor, indeed!)
There are many more bourbonrelated abbreviations worth including as well.
BTAC, PvW, Pappy, VWFRR, ORvW, BT, BTEC, EW, EWSB, EC, WT, ER, ERSB, GTW, WLW, Lot B, OGD, SW, BHC, PHC, BiB , LDI
The list is endless and there is more than these for sure, enough to pick from 🙂
I also often use SC and SB for single cask/single barrel
Steffen
I have also heard Roseisle described at The Death Star so TDS.
Auche – Auchentoshan