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 Act 1988 illegal to sell whisky as "Scotch whisky" if it does not conform to the definitions laid out in the Act, or sell whisky with an alcoholic strength of more than 94.8%. The Act was repealed in its entirety by the Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 which came into effect on 23 November 2009. Scotch Whisky Act 1988 The Scotch Whisky Act 1988 was an Act to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II on 28 June 1988, with the long title "An Act to make provision as to the definition of Scotch whisky and