Can someone give me the difference between whisky, whiskey and bourbon
Ror me whisky and whiskey are the same but in France it's possible to find bottles with whiskey writting an another one with whisky so may be I'll win a bet
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.
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
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.
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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.
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