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I've always wondered jus what blended whiskey was. Is it the product of different mashes blended then aged. Different mashes blended then run then aged. Different mashss run. Aged. Then blended.

Usually Whisky blended with neutral flavor alcohol.

So really any better flavors.

I don't think so but its not my thing.but then again a lot of ppl do like it its all in what you prefer.I think crown royal and Canadian club are blended just as some examples.

There's a lot of em. I jus always thought that since they advertised it so boldy that it added flavour

My understanding is that blended whiskey is produced by blending different whiskey batches for the desired flavor. The assumption is that blending produces a more consistent flavor, since the flavor is not subject to the flavor of a particular batch, but is subject to the taste of the particular blending craftsman. I suppose that blending might also produce a good tasting whiskey from inferior stock, since the flavor derives from the blending and not the flavor of any particular whiskey.

Spot on lampshade

googe wrote:Spot on lampshade

+1

Your better distilleries pay their blenders good money to keep the consistency of the product within a very narrow range... They must have both a good nose and discerning palate...

I remember reading somewhere ages ago, that the blenders have there own little rituals and ways of doing it, and if anyone touches there stuff they go mental . Wish I could remember where I read that!. This is a good read too http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_whiskey" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow.

all i can say is blended whiskey makes me sick while drinking an a bad hangover!! 2 shots of canadian mist will have me in bed the next day,..old mill stream as well...

googe wrote: This is a good read too http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_whiskey" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow.

Yikes !!!

lampshade wrote:

googe wrote: This is a good read too http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_whiskey" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow.

Yikes !!!

Why yikes?.

googe wrote:

lampshade wrote:

googe wrote: This is a good read too http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_whiskey" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow.

Yikes !!!

Why yikes?.

Quoting the referenced article, "A blended whiskey (or whisky) is the product of blending different types of whiskeys and often also neutral and near-neutral spirits, coloring, and flavorings"

This reminds me of a Bismarck quote, "Je weniger die Leute darüber wissen, wie Würste und Gesetze gemacht werden, desto besser schlafen sie nachts. -- The less the people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they sleep in the night."