Whiskey vs. Rye
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What is Whiskey?
Whiskey is the distilled alcoholic beverage which is extracted after the fermentation of grains like wheat, corn, barley and rye. There are dozens of varieties and types of the whiskeys which vary from place to place and are mainly depended on the usage of the base grain product used for fermentation. After the whiskey is prepared it is aged in the wooden casks or the barrel, so it gets up to the taste of required perfection. The specific brown colors of the whiskeys have been making it easily recognizable among the alcoholic beverages like vodka, beer, and wine. The taste, strength, and flavor of the whiskeys have more to do with the area of its production as a bit of variation may come on the regional basis. Most primarily the grain product it is made up of counts for the taste and the strength of the product. Few of the most prominent whiskeys named after the region or area of the production are the Scotch whiskey, Tennessee whiskey, Japanese whiskey and the Irish whiskey. At the same time, a famous term grain whiskey is used in this industry; it refers to the whiskeys made from corn, wheat or rye and not from the malted barley. The thing which adds up to the confusion of whiskey lovers is the different spelling used for this product across the globe; in some parts of the world it is written as ‘whiskey’ and in remaining it is ‘whiskey.’ People often think that there is some taste or grain variation in both of them, but it is not, the difference is just of spellings. In countries like Ireland and the United States, it is written ‘whiskey’ while in countries like Scotland and Canada this alcoholic beverage is spelled as ‘whiskey.’
What is Rye?
Rye is the member of the wheat tribe, which is classified as grass. Like all other cereal grains; Rye is also used for various purposes; the most prominent out of them are in preparation of the bread, beer, and flour. Most of the products prepared from this grain have the addition ‘rye’ in front of the name so they can get differentiated. The ‘rye’ here we are differentiating from the whiskey is the rye whiskey, which is one of the famous types of whiskeys. As the name implies, the rye whiskey has its production and extraction from the fermentation of the rye. As mentioned above, the rye is the base grain in the rye whiskey; further, the types of rye whiskey include the American rye whiskey and the Canadian rye whiskey. The American version of the drink has quite more the dominance of the rye as compared to the other one; at least 51% of the entire beverage is extracted from the rye. On the other hand, in Canadian type, rye is not used as the base ingredient but still, gives the scent and feel of the rye. According to the experts, the Canadian rye whiskey is made up of the bourbon style as most of the time it is the blend of the high proof grain whiskey with the lower proof rye grain whiskey.
