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Scotland has 5.44 million people [1] and 20 million casks laid down [2], for a ratio of 3.67:1. If these Kentuckians want to get serious about booze, they need
by twic 7y ago
Scotland has 5.44 million people [1] and 20 million casks laid down [2], for a ratio of 3.67:1. If these Kentuckians want to get serious about booze, they need to raise their game.
[1] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2019/scotlands-population-2018 https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2019/scotlands-population...
[2] https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/insights/facts-figures/ https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/insights/facts-figures/
- wil421 7y agoWhat’s the average age of whiskeys in Scotland vs Kentucky? If my hunch is correct the Scotch whisky’s are aged for a longer period of time. It could explain why they have more.
- tptacek 7y agoYes, scotch is aged much longer than bourbon. A 12-year scotch is a supermarket product, and liquor stores are full of 21+ year olds; bourbons average closer to 7-9, but can get bottled much younger, and supposedly don't benefit from super-long aging periods the way scotch (supposedly) does.
- chrisdhoover 7y agoIf they did the prices would fall back to the levels me my old man were used to. You know before every other doofus was drinking Manhattans, buying good bottles and either cellaring them or trying to flip them. I was forced to collect a bourbon bunker because it became endless September oh about 12 years ago.