Canadian Whisky
Whisky is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages all over the world. Whisky is produced not only in Britain and USA but many other parts of the world. Canada is the largest producer of whisky amongst these countries.
Law defines Canadian whisky as a whisky, which has been distilled and then aged for not less than three years in Canada in wooden barrels whose size is not more than 700 liters in capacity. Canadian whiskies are mostly blended whisky made from barley together with other grains. Canadian whisky is generally lighter and smoother than other types of whiskies produced elsewhere.
From 1991, Glenora Distillers of Nova Scotia is producing single malt whisky in the way it is being produced in Scotland. They are the only producer of such whisky in Canada.
There is a company in Quebec, Canada who produces two types of wines, which they call as maple whisky. One of them is produced by distilling from maple and then aged by storing in oak barrels. The other one is a mixture of Canadian whisky and maple syrup.
Another prominent producer of Canadian whisky is Hiram Walker whose distillery is at Windsor, Ontario just across the border from USA. When there was prohibition in USA in 1920’s, their product used to be regularly smuggled by boot legers.
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