>
> Here in America, we've been protecting the European designation of
> "Champagne" for a quite some time, so we are well aware of the
> distinction.
Actually, it hasn't officially been protected by any laws aside from regular
US trademark and copyright laws. There is still a spat about naming -
"geographical indications" - between the EU and the US.
>I'd love to find out more about that Canadian
> Governemnts specific definitions of what "Rye" whiskey is.
> Which means that here in America at least, Canadian whisky cannot
> legally be refered to as "Rye".
THe is a government document somewhere but I can't find it right now but
Canada's standard for Canadian Whisky is:
Canadian whisky is whisky made in Canada; by law it must be aged there at
least three years in small wood. (i.e. small barrels) Canadian whiskies are
blended multi-grain whiskies made of only corn, rye, wheat or barley. These
are often casually called "rye whisky" although they contain proprietary
blends of corn (maize), barley, and rye.
To be a true Canadian Whisky it must be bleneded and aged no less than 3
years. Again it's cultural that we call 'whisky' rye here.
Darcy
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Re: Question about Crown. - 2004.01.05, 18:10 - doneil 