tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953653178126480342.post7121632546829327916..comments2024-03-16T09:06:30.385+10:00Comments on Peated Perfection: Where is Whisky Headed?Peated Perfectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097923659171547780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953653178126480342.post-78153367911361679122020-01-01T14:29:35.907+10:002020-01-01T14:29:35.907+10:00Sorry for the delayed response. You a bit off the ...Sorry for the delayed response. You a bit off the mark there to be honest, I could care less where a whisky is made, or if it is blended or not, or what grains it is made from, provided it is well-made and follows some basic regulations. If those Irish distillers had been using Scotch whisky and labelling it as Irish whiskey, then yes that would be the case, because that is then sham whisky (as you say) in my opinion. Likewise if something was labelled Scotch whisky but contained Irish whiskey. Peated Perfectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097923659171547780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953653178126480342.post-87455357017785194852019-09-24T05:10:48.867+10:002019-09-24T05:10:48.867+10:00In 1876 a book was published called 'Truths Ab...In 1876 a book was published called 'Truths About Whisky' by the 4 largest whisky distilleries of the time;<br />John Jameson & Sons, Bow St, Dublin<br />William Jameson & Co, Marrowbone Lane, Dublin<br />John Power & Sons, John's Lane, Dublin<br />George Roe & Co, Thomas St, Dublin.<br />In the book they railed against a new invention - the Coffey or Patent Still - that was beginning to threaten their pre-eminent position.<br />The only true whisky in their eyes was what we now call 'single pot still' - preferably Dublin made - the output from Coffey stills was described as 'sham whisky'.<br />Tales of nefarious underhand practices and dubious manufacturing ploys abounded.<br />Demands for tighter regulation were loudly proclaimed.<br />It's remarkable how similar your blog is to that publication.<br />Nearly 150 years later those 4 distilleries are museum pieces.<br />Irish Whiskey is only now recovering by embracing that 'sham whisky' - it's what we call 'blended whisky'.<br />Scotland took to blended whisky with gusto - the consumers lapped it up and propelled Scotch to pole position.<br />It seems to me you are echoing the sentiments of the book by labeling the emerging nations output as 'sham whisky' and the only true whisky as Scotch.<br />I'd read a bit of history to see how that went.<br /><br /><br />Whiskey Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733364341509474201noreply@blogger.com