Hi Maurice,   
      
   On 2018-01-17 17:54:14, you wrote to me:   
      
    WvV>> There is nothing wrong with Irish whisky. You just shouldn't   
    WvV>> compare it to Scotish single malts. It's apples and oranges. ;)   
      
    MK> No, it's whisky and whisky.   
      
   Or whisky and whiskey and bourbon? ;)   
      
    MK> Scotch is only called scotch because it is whisky made in Scotland.   
      
   "Scotch" is an American thing, we never call it that over here. ;)   
      
    MK> In the case of the single malt scotches, I'd be inclined to compare   
    MK> them to single male whisky   
      
   "male"? Is that a typo or intentional? ;)   
      
    MK> and cited a possible contender that is made in Cape Breton, Nova   
    MK> Scotia, which happens to be located on the east coast of Canada.  If   
    MK> they made it in Scotland it would indeed be a single malt scotch but   
    MK> instead is called a single malt whisky since it isn't made in Scotland   
    MK> BUT is definetly worthy of comparison to Scotish single malts.   
      
   I don't know that one, but you are probably right. But when it comes to the   
   typical Irish whiskeys (like Jamesons) I find them closer to Bourbon's than to   
   the Scotish single malts, taste wise. Although does the typical Irish whiskey   
   exist? I have for instance an unopened Connemara peated single malt here, that   
   isn't so typical.   
      
    WvV>> I once tasted a rye whiskey from Seagram (is that Canadian?).   
      
    MK> It used to be.  I am not sure anymore.  Anyhow I don't believe they make,   
    MK> or ever made, a single malt whisky.  As far as the 'e' in whiskey, I've   
    MK> heard that the Irish added that in to spite the Scots.  ;-)   
      
   That won't surprise me at all, if true. ;)   
      
   Bye, Wilfred.   
      
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