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Actually iirc bourbon predates scotch as we know it. Scotch is and always has been made using old bourbon barrels.
by whiddershins 4y ago
Actually iirc bourbon predates scotch as we know it. Scotch is and always has been made using old bourbon barrels.
- raesene9 4y agoGiven that the first recorded instance of Scottish Whisky is from 1494 (ref. https://www.glenfiddich.com/us/explore/ambassadors-blog/2014/a-history-of-aging/ https://www.glenfiddich.com/us/explore/ambassadors-blog/2014...) I don't think Bourbon pre-dates it :P From the article it wasn't till the 1940's that Whisky started using a lot of bourbon barrels.
- whiddershins 4y agoScotch ‘as we know it’ >From this point on the flavor profile of Scotch whisky was changed forever going from the heavy rich fruity characteristics seen in European wood to the lighter, vanilla and more delicate style within the interaction from American casks.