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Subject: Re: Michael Collins Whiskey
From: Kevin Erskine
Posted: Sun Apr 9. 2006, 05:37 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Michael Collins Whiskey"  by Dave0c1212  (Sun Apr 9. 2006, 00:44 UTC)
> I have tried Michael Collins Irish Whiskey and find it very smooth 
> and full.  You expect to get that Crown Royal bite at the end but it 
> never gets that far.  This drink is very flavorfull and smooth 
> without that nasty bite at the end.
> NOW what I need to know is what's the difference between Irish, 
> Scotch and Bourbon whiskies.  Please include dave0c[at]aol.com in your 
> reply.
> Thanks,
> Dave

My review of the Michael Collins is coming out on April 17th on The Scotch 
Blog www.thescotchblog.com.

That is a loaded question Dave, as in very broad terms there are big 
differences among those different style.

Irish whiskies are generally distilled 3 times and most use malted and 
unmalted barleys. Irish whiskies generally don't use peat. The Irish that ost 
people are familiar with are blends. Irish must be aged at least 3 years.

Scotch whiskies are either single malt (made only with malted barley) or 
blends (single malt mixed with corn or wheat-based grain whisky). Scotch is 
generally distilled twice, and usually the malt has been dried using peat. 
Scotch must be aged at least 3 years and is usually aged 8 years or more.

Bourbon is made with at least 51% corn with the remainder of the mix being 
malted barley and wheat and/or rye grains. Bourbon is distilled twice and must 
be aged at least 2 years.

There are a number of other rules about what makes Scotch, scotch. People have 
written books on it. Including me.

The Crown Royal "bite" you are talking about comes from Canadian whiskies 
being made primarily of Rye.


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