tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post6295578821032731753..comments2024-03-17T14:10:05.912-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What Is Blended Light Whiskey?Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-53413058152349600032014-02-06T17:24:51.293-06:002014-02-06T17:24:51.293-06:00It probably would be labeled as a blend of America...It probably would be labeled as a blend of American Light Whiskey and Canadian Blended Whisky, much like Philips Union, which is a blend of Canadian Blended Whisky and Straight Bourbon Whiskey.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-73872163368082175632014-02-06T17:06:19.996-06:002014-02-06T17:06:19.996-06:00What is the designation if American Light Whiskey ...What is the designation if American Light Whiskey is blended with Canadian Rye? Is this a blended whiskey, a blended light whiskey?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-70020429537540295722010-06-17T17:42:06.504-05:002010-06-17T17:42:06.504-05:00I appreciate your close reading of my posts, Scott...I appreciate your close reading of my posts, Scott, that one having been made in 2007. I was told that by a Diageo spokesperson. Either that was by way of a plan that never materialized or they did it but were not successful and discontinued EU distribution. Earlier this year I was told by a Diageo spokesperson that Seagrams Seven Crown is presently sold only in the USA.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-70040580124725215662010-06-17T17:14:26.726-05:002010-06-17T17:14:26.726-05:00"Stretching a little straight whiskey with li..."Stretching a little straight whiskey with light whiskey wouldn't be quite as cheap as a little more straight whiskey cut with GNS, but it would be close and a lot better tasting, at least in theory. It's just theory because nobody makes such a product."<br /><br />How about the export (to Europe) version of Seagram's Seven Crown?<br /><br />In <a href="http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=95668&postcount=32" rel="nofollow">this post</a> to straightbourbon.com, you state that Seven Crown is "reformulated" for the EU market, which I take to mean using light whiskey rather than GNS.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02281421295063729874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-2220417307914483662010-06-17T12:11:09.231-05:002010-06-17T12:11:09.231-05:00Section 5.22(b)(3) "Light whisky" is whi...Section 5.22(b)(3) "Light whisky" is whisky produced in the United States at more than 160[deg] proof, on or after January 26, 1968, and stored in used or uncharred new oak containers; and also includes mixtures of such whiskies. If ``light whisky'' is mixed with less than 20 percent of<br />straight whisky on a proof gallon basis, the mixture shall be designated "blended light whisky" (light whisky--a blend).Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-62771923433664950622010-06-17T06:41:46.455-05:002010-06-17T06:41:46.455-05:00The obscure nature of the regulations and their na...The obscure nature of the regulations and their naming conventions are unknown to the general public.<br /><br />It'd be much simpler to say "whiskey" and require some qualifiers if necessary. Things like, "contains corn and wheat whiskey"; "distilled above 160 proof".<br /><br />But these things too are often unknown to the general public. And they don't read the fine print anyway.<br /><br />The general public will buy the products they like; but if the gov'ment forces an odd name on something they're unfamiliar with, it could make it harder to sell in the first place.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157481277993268087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-66302648334765790372010-06-17T03:49:08.943-05:002010-06-17T03:49:08.943-05:00sorry Chuck, I'm being a little slow today, so...sorry Chuck, I'm being a little slow today, so light whiskey contains no GNS but differs how from straight? Not aged in new barrels etc?monghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241956955221702371noreply@blogger.com