tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901620749345053885.post175188129702176535..comments2024-01-22T17:00:42.803+01:00Comments on Danish Whisky Blog: Bourbon is better than ScotchSteffenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09214829298998129214noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901620749345053885.post-5114200415532675442013-09-11T01:49:01.369+02:002013-09-11T01:49:01.369+02:00Thanks for an interesting comparison between bourb...Thanks for an interesting comparison between bourbon and whisky. I guess I'm biased being based in Scotland, but in my mind nothing beats a well-rounded single malt. <br /><br />Daniel<br />www.dreamsofwhisky.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01742370257638290904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901620749345053885.post-69078462036578677092013-05-25T14:54:25.775+02:002013-05-25T14:54:25.775+02:00One thing that gave us great whisky 8-15 years ago...One thing that gave us great whisky 8-15 years ago was the excess of old casks in warehouses<br /><br />These days the distilleries are running fast, expanding and new distilleries are built. I hope that statistics will give us great casks in the future, just by the numbers being made today<br /><br />If you look for inconsistency in production, there are the minor producers but I don't think they will produce enough for many great casks to appear, and even less will be aged<br /><br />SteffenSteffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214829298998129214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901620749345053885.post-14097983378601193802013-05-25T14:32:54.581+02:002013-05-25T14:32:54.581+02:00Great observations.
In my professional life as an ...Great observations.<br />In my professional life as an accountant I love consistency, predictability, etc. The regulations that exist in the USA lead to consistency of their Bourbon and Rye. This is happening increasingly in Scotland and other countries as multinational corporations controlled by people like me take over whisky production.<br /><br />Consistency in production results in the vast majority of whisky being very good. This is fantastic for the 95% of the consumers that buy Scotch blends (JW, J&B, Bells, etc) and standard American whisky (Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, etc). It is also good for the majority of the other 5% that buy single malts (the 12 yo 'livets, HP etc) and more premium bourbon.<br /><br />While consistency doesn't give us crap whisky it also doesn't give us outstanding whisky. That is probably the reason there are no bourbons on your bottom 50 BUT likewise the reason there are so few on your top 50 list.<br /><br />I've read Serge Valentin say that increasingly Scotch production is becoming more and more consistent. Therefore, it is likely that Scotch (both blends and single malts) will become more "average" and we will likely see fewer and fewer outstanding expressions in the future. This is great news for 99% of consumers (even most single malt drinkers fall in this category) - not so good for the 1% that frequent the blogs/forums on the internet (including me when I'm not crunching numbers in my free time).<br /><br />portwoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com