what is the diference with whisky, whiskey, bourbon

"Whisky" is the common spelling for Scotch whisky "Whiskey" is the common spelling for everything else such as bourbon, rye, etc.

Whisky and whiskey are variant spellings of the same word and it doesn't really matter which is used, though some people get huffy if you start talking about Scotch Whiskey or Irish Whisky.

Bourbon is a type of American whisky (though most brands are spelt with an 'e') made from at least 51% corn and aged in new oak barrels for at least two years.

Whisky is the english and scottish spelling while whiskey is the irish and american spelling.

Bourbon is a sort of whiskey destilled in america with a share of at least 51% corn.

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:22:37 -0400, the alleged Paul Arthur, may have posted the following, to alt.drinks.scotch-whisky:

Maker's Mark is one of the few Bourbons that uses the "Whisky" spelling.

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Four years is the more common aging except for "Rotgut" brands, and at least five to seven years for even the bottom tier of a "premium" brand. However the "Jim Beam", "Four Roses" and some of the other brands are decent at even four years of aging, as a mixing whisky.

My personal favorite "bang-for-the-buck" Bourbon is "Henry McKenna", and moving up a tier "Buffalo Trace". The McKenna is "spicy" but isn't as "harsh" as other bargain priced Bourbons, Buffalo Trace on the other hand is pretty smooth, but did have, and now has less a bit of a "musty" taste that I, and others here in a.d.s-w found to be rather nice.

Then there are the Tennessee (SPIT!, nothing to do with whisk[e]y, but all to do with College Sports) whiskys that are filtered through a layer of charcoal before being barreled. I'd give the George Dickel a very slight edge over the Jack Daniel's offerings, however the Jack Daniel's peeps make some mighty fine Barbecue sauce and first rate charcoal (and chipped wood) from whisky barrels for all you grillers.

It's late and there isn't a lot of gin left in my gin-and-tonic (Hey! it's hot and humid here, we had a 90/90 day), so I'll go now.

Regards, Rob "Try the 4-Roses Single, it's Goooood!" Crowe

one tastes like piss one smells like piss one is cats piss

and all three get you pissed

You might want to visit InsideWhisky.com which has some good introductions to these things.

Most single malt whiskies are distilled using a pot still. Single malts are produced all over the world, but the best known single malts come from Scotland, Ireland and Japan.

Essentially, whisky, whiskey and bourbon are the same, the difference is the location where they are made/bottled. For example, only whisky made in Bourbon county, Kentucky, can claim to be genuine bourbon.

Regards,

Ivan

Close, the term "bourbon" was legalized in the US and has several conditions that need to be met in order to qualify as bourbon and not just a whiskey.

Some of the conditions are:

1. minimum of 51% corn in the mash
2. must be aged on new oak casks for a minimum of 3 years (this was done to help out the barrel makers) the used barrels are sold and reused for any number of purposes, including scotch. Laphroig buys most of their barrels from Maker's Mark.
3. must be distilled in the US
4. must be pure whiskey, no additives
5. if it's distilled in Kentucky and aged there for at least it's first 2 years it can be called "Kentucky Bourbon"

Bill