or , ▁commonly ▁bl ends ▁based ▁on ▁neutral ▁spirits ▁that ▁are ▁dist illed ▁from ▁fer ment ed ▁mol ass es ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁consisting ▁of ▁traditional ▁m alt ▁whis ky , ▁usually ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁percent . ▁Out side ▁India , ▁such ▁a ▁drink ▁would ▁more ▁likely ▁be ▁label led ▁a ▁rum . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Scot ch ▁Wh is ky ▁Association ' s ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁annual ▁report , ▁unlike ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁( E U ), ▁" there ▁is ▁no ▁comp uls ory ▁definition ▁of ▁whis ky ▁in ▁India , ▁and ▁the ▁Indian ▁volunt ary ▁standard ▁does ▁not ▁require ▁whis ky ▁to ▁be ▁dist illed ▁from ▁c ere als ▁or ▁to ▁be ▁m ature d . ▁Very ▁little ▁Indian ▁' wh is ky ' ▁qual ifies ▁as ▁whis ky ▁in ▁the ▁EU ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁mol ass es ▁or ▁neutral ▁alco hol , ▁limited ▁m atur ation ▁( if ▁any ) ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁flav our ings . ▁Such ▁spirits ▁are , ▁of ▁course , ▁consider ably ▁che aper ▁to ▁produce ▁than ▁genu ine ▁whis ky ." ▁Such ▁mol ass es - based ▁bl ends ▁make ▁up ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁spirits ▁consum ed ▁as ▁" wh is ky " ▁in ▁India , ▁although ▁whis ky ▁wh olly ▁dist illed ▁from ▁m alt ▁and ▁other ▁gra ins , ▁is ▁also ▁manufact ured ▁and ▁sold . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁drink ing ▁of ▁Scot ch ▁whis ky ▁was