Talk:Scotch whisky

Picture

Can I suggest that someone change the picture as the 'Whiskey' spelling (just visible round the curve of the bottle) seems to contredict the whisky vs. whiskey debate on the page. --Neo July 2, 2005 21:40 (UTC)

Lol - since I wrote this the following line has appeared on the page...

If it says Scotch Whiskey or Scottish Whiskey it is possibly counterfeit.

this really tickled me :> --Neo July 3, 2005 17:09 (UTC)

I can see why you'd think that, but if you look at the high resolution image, you'll see it's the real McCoy. Notinasnaid 3 July 2005 19:32 (UTC)

Foreshots and redistillation

In the Distillation section, when talking about the foreshots, it says:

These are generally saved for further distillation.

This is not correct. The foreshots are usually (sometimes?) discarded, due to their very high levels of acetone, methanol, and ethyl acetate. The next cut, the 'heads', is kept for re-distillation. This may just be an issue of terminology, not all distillers draw a distinction between the foreshots and the heads. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.254.134.10 (talk) 10:53, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Blended "Corn" & "Grain"... Meaning what?

In this article "grain" is mentioned. What grains precisely? I have read elsewhere the word "corn" but I have a hard time picturing maize being grown in Scotland, especially in the nineteen century when blended whisky was developed. In England the word "corn" means "grain", not necessarily maize... while in north america this word refers to maize exclusively. Can anybody please clarify this? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.103.43.117 (talk) 05:13, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Read it again - it says so in the text: "malted barley (to which only whole grains of other cereals may be added)"--Schrodinger's cat is alive (talk) 21:54, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply, but still my original question remains unanswered: What "other grains"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Robertoff (talk • contribs) 18:58, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

How about wheat, rye, or oats? In modern times, those plus maize could be likely candidates. I don't think there's a requirement that it be locally grown, so today the question of whether maize is grown in Scotland or not doesn't seem particularly relevant. —BarrelProof (talk) 19:43, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Obfuscating distillery names' "citation needed"

"To avoid potentially sticky legal issues, some independent bottlings do not reveal the distillery of the whisky, using a manufactured brand name, a geographical name instead such as Old St Andrews or a number systems.[citation needed]" -- it seems that rather than citations, what we need are examples, and they abound (SMWS and Blackadder spring immediately to mind). What's the best way to use these, do you think? Joshua McGee (talk) 00:08, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Expanding History Section?

I am interested in expanding the history section to include a broader, though still encyclopedic, augmentation to the quality additions already in place. What would you consider to be the high points? I would like to expand the phylloxera epidemic especially, and mention the turmoil that beset the market at the turn of the century. Staysharp (talk) 18:33, 6 September 2011 (UTC)