![]() ![]() These barrels must never have been used to age any other spirits in the past. The American Bourbon Association stipulates that only new charred oak barrels should be used for aging bourbon. The type of barrels used in bourbon is different from that used in scotch production. Bourbon is made in new charred oak barrels. When it comes to aging bourbon, this takes at least two years. When a blend of whisky is used, the youngest whisky is used as the age. In addition to this, every bottle of scotch needs to display how old the whisky is. To be considered scotch, the whisky must be allowed to age for at least three years inside an oak barrel. The corn used in bourbon is one of the things that bring about the distinctive sweet flavor. Scotch, on the other hand, is made using malted barley. One of the most significant differences between bourbon and scotch is that bourbon contains at least 51% corn. However, only Ireland and the US spell whiskey with an “e.” Bourbon is made from 51% corn.īourbon is made using a mix of fermented grains. When it comes to scotch, there is no “e” in whisky. Whiskey is spelled differently.īefore we get onto the way that the two different types of whiskey are produced, we should first examine the way that “whiskey” is spelled. It is most commonly made in Kentucky, where Bourbon county is, after which the spirit gets its name. Bourbon, on the other hand, can be made anywhere in the United States. Both bourbon and scotch have an ABV of 40%Īs the name suggests, scotch is always made in Scotland.Bourbon is made in new charred oak barrels.Scotch needs to be aged for three years.In Canada, regulations do not specify a minimum percentage of rye.įlavor-wise, Scotch is smoky, bourbon is sweet, and rye is more astringent than the two others, making it particularly suitable to cocktails. In the United States, regulations stipulate that the mash must be at least 51 percent rye in order for it to be called rye whiskey. regulations specify that in order for a whiskey to be called bourbon, it must be made in the United States.Īnd rye whiskey? It’s a whiskey that uses a rye mash or a rye and malt mash. It also uses a sour mash process - that is, the mash is fermented with yeast and includes a portion from a mash that has already been fermented. A whisky cannot be called Scotch unless it is entirely produced and bottled in Scotland.īourbon, a whiskey that was first produced in Kentucky, U.S., uses at least 51 percent mash from corn in its production. Scotch is a whisky (no e) that gets its distinctive smoky flavor from the process in which it is made: the grain, primarily barley, is malted and then heated over a peat fire. Now, for the differences between Scotch, bourbon, and rye. The difference between whiskey and whisky is where the stuff is made: in the United States and Ireland, it’s spelled “whiskey” in Scotland, Canada, and Japan, it’s “whisky.” Commonly used grains are corn, barley malt, rye, and wheat. Whiskey (or whisky) can be any of a variety of distilled liquors that are made from a fermented mash of cereal grains and aged in wooden containers, which are usually constructed of oak. The basics, according to Encyclopedia Britannica: Eater will be publishing all editions that parse food-related differences, though those hardly scratch the surface of the world’s (and the newsletter’s) curiosities: Sign up to get What’s the Difference? in your inbox or catch up on the full archive. This post originally appeared in an edition of What’s the Difference?, a weekly newsletter for the curious and confused by New York City writer Brette Warshaw. ![]()
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