Whiskey or whisky?
Whiskey is used with American and Irish brands while whisky is used in Scottish, Canadian and Japanese brands.
There is an unofficial definition that states: Countries of origin with the letter "e" in their name (United States, Ireland) use the name of whiskey, while countries with no letter "e" contained in country name (Scotland, Canada, Japan) use the name whisky.
What is Whisky?
Whiskey is mainly alcoholic beverage obtained by distillation of fermented grain cereals. Differences between different whiskeys depend only on the type of cereal used in the distillation mixture and in which mixing ratios. The whiskey must be distilled so that it has at least 40% alcohol and not more than 94.8% alcohol. After distillation, the aging / maturation usually takes at least two years.
Difference between SCOTCH and BOURBON
To whiskey be called Scotch it must be distilled from a mixture of mulled barley. Most skotch alcoholic beverages are only made from barley, water and yeasts. It is permissible to place whole grains of other grains as well as caramel coloring (burnt, frosted sugar). No other additives and fermentation additives are permitted.
Of course, to call it a scotch, it must be produced in Scotland.
Bourbon whiskey must be made from a mixture containing at least 51% corn. The fermentation process for this mixture begins by adding an already fermented fermentation mixture from the previous fermentation, and this mixture is known as sour mash.
Bourbon whiskey is burbon only if it is produced in the US.
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Why is Jack Daniel's tennessee when it is bourbon actually?
Manufacturers of this whiskey do not want it to be called bourbon because only their drink passes the filtration process through charcoal (tanned wood of javora).
As far as the rest of the process is concerned, rules apply just like for other burbons.
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