Are there any health benefits to drinking scotch?

Answer 1

Yes. Alcohol has also been shown to reduce the chances of heart disease, stroke and hypertension, as well as a decrease in bad cholesterol, the ability to stave off Alzheimer's disease and prevent the common cold. However, the key here is moderation.

Answer 2

Scotch is essentially the alcohol obtained from distilling beer, although hops is never added to the barley mash when making scotch. Thus a scotch is alcohol, water, and wood tannins/flavor. There are no carbohydrates, the caloric content of scotch is entirely in alcohol, so for something that is 80 proof, that is about 64Cal/oz. Alcohol itself is known to help maintain the cardiovascular system in moderation, but, unlike wine, with scotch alcohol is all you are getting. There is no nutrition obtained from the plants used in the process, e.g. resveratrol in wine, because that is left behind in the distillation.