Whiskey is a drink made by distilling grains and aging the resulting alcohol in oak casks. It may also be spelled whisky, particularly when describing Scotch whisky, Indian whisky, Bourbon Whisky or Canadian whisky. Whiskey, like many grain alcohols, may be made using an assortment of different grains. Common whiskey grains are rye, barley, corn, and wheat. Whiskey is sometimes referred to as the “juice of the barley”, an allusion to the grain used in creating that type of whiskey.
The best Canadian whiskey has at least some of the spicy, bitter-sweet character of rye, lightened with the blending spirit. In some instances, this too is distilled from rye but the raw material hardly matters, since it is rectified close to neutrality | |
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