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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." |
Whiskies Of The Eighties
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Canadians have made great strides in the art of fermentation over the past few decades but when it comes to distilling we still have a thing or two to learn. In a tasting of well-aged whiskies from Scotland and Canada it was apparent that the visiting side had the advantage. All of the single malts finished with median scores of twenty-two or more (out of 30) with Glenfarclas 21 topping the chart. The highest domestic whisky was Canadian Club 20, well behind at sixteen points. It should be pointed out that the Canadians were less than one third of the price of the Scots, so there may be an argument for value, if not snob appeal|
Median scores |
Appearance |
Aroma |
Flavour |
Aftertaste |
Likeability |
Total |
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out of 4 |
out of 4 |
out of 6 |
out of 8 |
out of 8 |
out of 30 |
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| Glenfarclas 21 Highland |
3.5 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
23.5 |
| Auchentoshan 21 Lowland |
3.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
23.0 |
| The Glenrothes 1987 Highland |
3.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
23.0 |
| Glenfiddich 21 Highland |
3.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
22.0 |
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Canadian Club 21 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
16.0 |
| Danfields 21 Blended Canadian |
2.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
15.0 |
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