{"id":149,"date":"2017-09-06T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T15:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fnpsites.net\/uncapped\/?p=149"},"modified":"2017-09-13T00:38:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T00:38:47","slug":"bourbon-vs-scotch-vs-whiskey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/uncapped\/2017\/09\/06\/bourbon-vs-scotch-vs-whiskey\/","title":{"rendered":"When\u2019s It Whiskey? And When\u2019s It Bourbon, or Scotch for That Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On beer tours at his distillery, Kyle Pfalzer has a simple way of describing what whiskey is to novices.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cVery basically, it\u2019s just distilled beer,\u201d said the co-owner of Tenth Ward Distilling Company in Frederick.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But whiskies vary. There are scotches, bourbons, and whiskys. And that\u2019s when the conversation gets a bit more intricate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In large part, the biggest variance in different whiskeys is based on geography. Scotch, for instance, by law can only be made in Scotland. While someone in the U.S. could make what could be considered scotch\u2014mostly made from malted barley\u2014since it was not made in Scotland, it is technically whisky\u2014without the \u201ce.\u201d To be considered scotch, the alcohol has to be aged in oak barrels for three years or more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While most whiskey is made from barley, corn, rye or wheat, bourbon is typically made using corn. In order to be considered a bourbon, the grain mash must be at least 51 percent corn. Bourbon, by federal law, must be stored in charred, new oak containers at no more than 125 proof. It must be bottled at no less than 80 proof, and can not contain any added flavoring or coloring.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All bourbon is considered whiskey, but not all whiskey is considered bourbon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other whiskies must be distilled at no more than 190 proof.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Photo by Graham Cullen
Menzi Khumalo, left, and Jennifer Tyler sample a whiskey at Tenth Ward.
<\/p><\/div>Whether or not the \u201ce\u201d is in \u201cwhiskey\u201d is also dependent on geography. Countries like Canada and Scotland spell it without the \u201ce,\u201d while American and Irish whiskies have the \u201ce.\u201d\u00a0
\nLocally, many of the distilleries that offer whiskey make white whiskey. For instance, Tenth Ward offers several white whiskies, including its White Caraway Rye.
\nMISCellaneous Distillery in Mount Airy recently released its first whiskey, called Restless Rye Whisky. It\u2019s 100 percent rye made with all Maryland grain, and gets its name for not having rested in a barrel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

White whiskey gets its color simply from not being aged in barrels. As distilleries mature, they have more time to age their alcohol to make their whiskey darker.\u00a0
\nDragon Distillery in Frederick, which offers bourbon making classes, sold out of its last small-batch bourbon\u2014Basilisk Bourbon. The distillery is set to release a new whiskey next month.\u00a0
\n\u201cOne of the reasons we got into doing whiskey in the first place is because there are so many different ways to do a good whiskey,\u201d said Monica Pearce, Tenth Ward co-owner. \u201cAnd all whiskey is pretty much enjoyable, so there are so many people that kind of gravitate to drinking it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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