Canadian whisky a small amount of rye grain. Historically, in Canada, whisky that had some rye grain added to the mash bill to give it more flavour came to be called "rye". The regulations under Canada's "Food and Drugs Act" stipulate the minimum conditions that must be met in order to label a product as "Canadian whisky" or "Canadian Rye Whisky" (or "Rye Whisky") — these are also upheld internationally through geographical indication agreements. These regulations state that whisky must ""be mashed, distilled and aged in Canada"”, ""be aged in small wood for not less than three years"", ""contain not less than
Pattison's whisky Pattison's whisky Pattisons Whisky was a blended Scotch whisky produced by Pattisons Ltd. from 1896 until its bankruptcy in 1898. It is known for its role in the booming scotch whisky market of the late 19th century, and its instrumental role in the market's subsequent collapse. Pattisons Ltd. started out as a dairy wholesaler in Edinburgh. Seeing an opportunity for much greater profits, they entered the whisky business by forming a blending company in 1887, going public two years later. Around this time, the great phylloxera epidemic devastated the vineyards of France, significantly depleting the region's brandy reserves. This lull