The difference in the drinks, to me, is very similar to the differences in their accents.
Irish whiskey is lighter and more delicate in flavor. It hits the front of your mouth and tongue very much like the Irish accent comes off of the front of the tongue.
Scotch whisky is stonger, more in your face. It's a bit more brash and especially with peated scotch whisky, it really hits the back of your mouth and throat. Scottish accents tend to come more from the back throat.
Try imitating the accents and you'll see what I mean
OP, I've got about 5 different bottles of scotch. I haven't found the asphalt yet, but I won't stop trying them until I find it!
The biggest difference in Irish vs Scottish is the type of still. Irish is generally made in a Coffey still, whereas scotch malt is made in a pot still. Scotch is generally distilled two times, Irish is three.
Irish also take their spelling from Gaelic, where in Scotland we drop the E.
On the flavour part, there is little difference, it all comes down to quality and type. Each distillery has totally different styles of still, making lighter or heavier malt, but you rarely now get a regional type. E.g used to be peated came from Islay, now even balvenie comes in peated and you don’t get more speyside than balvenie.
Maybe the asphalt taste is an American thing? Like in some cheap Chardonnay where they pour in oak chips to make it taste barrel aged......maybe they wash it over a dirt track to make it more gritty and original?
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What is the difference? Even the name sounds similar
Irish whiskey is lighter and more delicate in flavor. It hits the front of your mouth and tongue very much like the Irish accent comes off of the front of the tongue.
Scotch whisky is stonger, more in your face. It's a bit more brash and especially with peated scotch whisky, it really hits the back of your mouth and throat. Scottish accents tend to come more from the back throat.
Try imitating the accents and you'll see what I mean
OP, I've got about 5 different bottles of scotch. I haven't found the asphalt yet, but I won't stop trying them until I find it!
i do agree with the assessments on the difference between Whiskey and Whisky.
The one with the "e" is elegant and the one without the "e" is an aqcuired taste.
You obviously never had your face shoved into the ground as a kid
Irish also take their spelling from Gaelic, where in Scotland we drop the E.
On the flavour part, there is little difference, it all comes down to quality and type. Each distillery has totally different styles of still, making lighter or heavier malt, but you rarely now get a regional type. E.g used to be peated came from Islay, now even balvenie comes in peated and you don’t get more speyside than balvenie.
Maybe the asphalt taste is an American thing? Like in some cheap Chardonnay where they pour in oak chips to make it taste barrel aged......maybe they wash it over a dirt track to make it more gritty and original?
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