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
Scotch Whisky Association excess. It was formed on 17 April 1942. It became a limited company in 1960. The SWA's members represent over 95% of Scotch whisky production, which encompasses over 2,500 brands around the world. The SWA led an unsuccessful challenge to the Scottish government's minimum alcohol price policy, enshrined in the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012. The UK's Supreme Court ruled on 15 November 2017 that the Act was not disproportionate to the stated policy aim of reducing alcohol misuse and overconsumption, and therefore not contrary to EU law. Karen Betts, the SWA chief executive, said the association "accept[s] the