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Uisge beatha or usquebaugh are two different spellings of the old Gaelic term for "water of life." This, to English speaking people, sounded like "uishgi" and over time was corrupted to "whisky."

bushmills 10Robbie Burns Memorial Whisky Tasting

Our annual tribute to Scottish good taste on Wednesday January 25, 2006 delved into the question: What's In The Wood? From traditional sherry casks to Port, Burgundy, and American bourbon casks, single malts spend a lot more time aging in a barrel than in the still or in your glass.

The tasters that assembled at C'est What that evening seemed impressed with the difference that the right aging vessel can make. There was a clear preference for wine casks, Port in particular. The otherwise highly regarded with the Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish coming out on top. The Macallan brand suffered the lowest score for their combination sherry and bourbon casked whisky.
Median scores
Nose
Body
Flavour
Finish
Likeability
Total

out of 4
out of 4
out of 6
out of 8
out of 8
out of 30

Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish
3.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
21.0

Balvenie PortWood 1991
3.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
20.0

Glenmorangie Burgundy Wood Finish
3.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
20.0

Bowmore Darkest Sherry Cask
3.0
2.0
4.0
5.0
5.0
19.0

Glengariosh 1990 Bourbon Cask
2.5
2.5
4.0
5.0
5.0
19.0
The Macallan Fine Oak 10 yr. (Sherry + Bourbon Casked)
2.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
5.0
17.0

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