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Re:Telling Whiskey from Whisky by pushpop on Saturday October 26, 2019 @05:58PM (#21366503)
The difference between Irish and scotch whiskies isn’t the smoky flavour. In fact most scotch isn’t peted. It’s the distilling process.
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Re:Telling Whiskey from Whisky by stock_toaster on Saturday October 26, 2019 @07:09PM (#21366860)
> It’s the distilling process

As well as the fact that irish whiskey generally has a mashbill containing a portion of unmalted barley. Not sure, but I think it is at _least_ 30% as per the Irish Whiskey Association rules?

Single malt Scotch requires (as per SWA rules) a 100% malted barley mashbill.

Blended Scotch, on the other hand, has no such requirement, and is typically a blend of Single malt Scotch and alcohols from other cereals.

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