Canadian Whiskey (Rye)
gstang23 @ Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:50 am
Not really a whiskey drinker. Tried some CC when I was up there. Straight, it was brutal. But with some coke, it was great. My poisons are usually beer or Tequila though.
JimRye @ Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:24 pm
....Actually...all those "Ryes" you mentioned are not really true Ryes at all. they are all blends. In fact there is not 1 distilary in Canada that makes actual Rye Whikey.
But alas there is a true Canadian Rye from Alberta Distillers. It is a 100% Rye Grain whisky called Alberta Premium. 100% Rye is rarely used because it has a very distinctive taste. Also note that canadian ryes are called Whisky, not whiskey as in the US.
VitaminC @ Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:00 pm
I love that this thread is still alive...
DB_Coach DB_Coach:
Actually...all those "Ryes" you mentioned are not really true Ryes at all. they are all blends. In fact there is not 1 distilary in Canada that makes actual Rye Whikey. The only place in North America that makes true Rye is America. Now technically in order for a whisky to be called a Rye in Canada it needs to be made with 51% Rye. But that does not mean it is an actual single malt Rye. I would say that all those whiskys mentioned would be the equivilent of Jack Danials, or Jim Beam....If you ever have the opportunity to try a true Rye you would know the difference.
I once ordered a rye and ginger in Daytona Beach, Florida. She gave me a glass filled with Jack Daniels and Sprite and I almost spit it back in her face, it was disgusting. JD tastes nothing like the ryes I drink here in Canada.
Sapper @ Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:35 pm
VitaminC VitaminC:
I love that this thread is still alive...
I once ordered a rye and ginger in Daytona Beach, Florida. She gave me a glass filled with Jack Daniels and Sprite and I almost spit it back in her face, it was disgusting. JD tastes nothing like the ryes I drink here in Canada.
DB_Coach DB_Coach:
Actually...all those "Ryes" you mentioned are not really true Ryes at all. they are all blends. In fact there is not 1 distilary in Canada that makes actual Rye Whikey. The only place in North America that makes true Rye is America. Now technically in order for a whisky to be called a Rye in Canada it needs to be made with 51% Rye. But that does not mean it is an actual single malt Rye. I would say that all those whiskys mentioned would be the equivilent of Jack Danials, or Jim Beam....If you ever have the opportunity to try a true Rye you would know the difference.
I once ordered a rye and ginger in Daytona Beach, Florida. She gave me a glass filled with Jack Daniels and Sprite and I almost spit it back in her face, it was disgusting. JD tastes nothing like the ryes I drink here in Canada.
DB... Not quite correct. Check it out.Canadian Single Malt
DB_Coach @ Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:05 pm
That is not a rye. that websites states it is made from Barley, yeast and water....no rye. I have never debated the fact that single malts are not made in canada.
DB_Coach @ Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:17 pm
Alberta premium is however a true Rye...I was mistaken i that. The reason most canadian wiskys are referred to as rye is not becuase they are rye. The problem is that most people think that whisky made in Canada is Rye. That is simply not true. Before prohibition in the US, Rye was a very popular drink. Once prohibition set in whisky from canada was the only thing many people could get. Since they were so used to drinking Rye Whisky (shortened to Rye) it was only obvious that they would just call the whisky from canada Rye since thats what they were calling whisky anyways
http://www.tastings.com/spirits/american_whisky.html
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/04/features/rye.php
http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/blogs/200 ... hisky.html
DrCaleb @ Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:43 am
Thank you DB_coach. You are the first to correctly spell 'Whisky'.
All the spelling nazis out there, take note! 'Whisky' is derived from the Gaelic 'uisce beatha' or 'Water of Life'.
'Whiskey' is the Irish spelling. 'Irish Whiskey', 'Burbon Whiskey', 'Rye Whisky', 'Scotch Whisky'.
Damn, I need a drink. 
Sapper @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:33 am
DB_Coach DB_Coach:
That is not a rye. that websites states it is made from Barley, yeast and water....no rye. I have never debated the fact that single malts are not made in canada.
I stand corrected.
Well sort of at an angle maybe but corrected none the less.
Sapper @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:37 am
DrCaleb DrCaleb:
Thank you DB_coach. You are the first to correctly spell 'Whisky'.
All the spelling nazis out there, take note! 'Whisky' is derived from the Gaelic 'uisce beatha' or 'Water of Life'.
'Whiskey' is the Irish spelling. 'Irish Whiskey', 'Burbon Whiskey', 'Rye Whisky', 'Scotch Whisky'.
Damn, I need a drink.
All the spelling nazis out there, take note! 'Whisky' is derived from the Gaelic 'uisce beatha' or 'Water of Life'.
'Whiskey' is the Irish spelling. 'Irish Whiskey', 'Burbon Whiskey', 'Rye Whisky', 'Scotch Whisky'.
Damn, I need a drink.
Corrected again!!! And not only that but learned swomething too!
You whiske... oops *ahem*. whisky drinkers are damned smart bunch.
That's it I'm switchin'.
VitaminC @ Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:04 am
Someone already said that in Canada for a bottle to be called rye it must contain 51% rye.
Just like for a wine to be considered an Ontarian wine, it must contain at least 51% Ontarian grown wine.
Rye in Canada is a true rye, our definition of what a rye is just might be different than other people's. It's a true Canadian Rye, because it has 51% Rye. The Canadian Rye that I drink all have a similar taste, and there is a huge taste difference between them and other whisky, like JD or any scotch.
In the liquor stores in Ontario they have a section on whisky, and some of the stick is rye and some isn't. So to say that all whisky is called rye in Canada is kind of misleading.