Scotland versus America

 

So the war of words in on, the leading Whisky critics are creating good media publicity on there opinions and thought.

The biggest is Jim Murray,

 

Here's how it all came about.

 

Jim Murray who claimed recently that contamination effected casks used to age the Whisky in Scotland, while bourbons made in the US have improved.

 

Generally speaking, bourbon … has overtaken Scotch,” he said and argues that Scotland’s decrease in quality whisky is due to the use of sulphur candles to sanitize some barrels that have been used to age sherry, giving it a “bitter finish.” Bourbon, however, is aged in virgin oak casks, which do not require sulphur treatment.

 

So the best whisky is coming not from Scotland any more, but from Kentucky,” he said, adding that Buffalo Trace, a bourbon distillery in Frankfort, Ky., is “arguably the best distillery in the world.” Rosemary Gallagher, the spokeswoman for the Scotch Whisky Association, argued that Mr. Murray’s claims are only a matter of his “personal taste.”

 

Ok so here's my wee bit on it and remember its only an opinion, funny how he starts a commotion when his bible is comin oot! Mmm yeh funny that, but it seems his liking has switched to bourbon and is trying to send a message to the whisky industry in Scotland…. Wake up. I mean you cant compare the two drops side by side or in the same stadium;

 

Looking at the two and spending hard earned cash, if you buy bourbon its always a hit but rarely a journey. When you buy Malts its often a hit and always a journey.

 

But my advice is, don’t hold your breath, Scotch Malts will still keep going up, because of Jims comments we will not see the bottom drop out of the market, what you will see is him selling more of his bible in the US as its one of the largest markets for Whisky, good on ya Jim great marketing.