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"Adam Funk" > wrote

>> It's true -- American whiskey has to made from at least 51%
>> rye, while the Canadian stuff may not have any at all. The
>> Scotch stuff, unlike it's mispelled cousin, is generally all
>> rye.

>
> According to McGee _On Food and Cooking_ (second edition), in the
> section "American and Canadian Whiskeys":
>
> North American whiskeys are produced mainly from the New World's
> indigenous grain, maize.
>
> [...stuff about bourbon, which is made mainly from maize...]
>
> Canadian whiskeys are among the mildest and most delicate of the
> spirits made from grains. They are a blend of a light-flavored
> column-distilled grain whiskey with small amounts of strongers
> whiskeys. They can also include wines, rum, and brandy, up to 9% of
> the blend. They're aged a minimum of three years in used oak casks.
>
> Comments?


Wikipedia can NOT be wrong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky

Well, it can be wrong, but it is self-correcting. Usually.

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