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MAD1989
1 year ago

Is the question whether the same grain is actually used. Barley is not barley and wheat is not the same as wheat. The origin plays a role here, as the soils have different concentrations of minerals, etc. Then there are different types of wheat, barley, etc.

For vodka traditional rye is used, which has a small proportion of whisky. Scottish and Irish Wisky are mainly made from barley, while in the USA corn is used. This is also subject to various laws in different countries.

The whisky ripening is a science for itself and is also covered with laws, for example American whisky may be stored exclusively in fresh American white oak, while the gravel may also use already used barrels. The storage period is also fixed and must not fall below a minimum duration. Even filling can only take place in Scotland with Scottish whisky, otherwise it is not a single malt scotch. The maturation plays practically no role in Wodka.

For this, vodka is always filtered to remove fusel substances. This increases the degree of purity of the distillate.

Clabautermann
1 year ago
Reply to  MAD1989

That’s why it’s quite difficult to get a hangover at Wodka.

MAD1989
1 year ago
Reply to  adrian3

No, you must not forget the differences between the two spirits. Basically, only the process from the ro substances to the burning of the distillate is most similar. While the vodka is then filtered, sometimes several times, the whisky is filled into oak barrels and filled only after years or even decades. That is, the vodka in the shelves is perhaps not even half a year old, while the standard Glenfiddich is a mix of malts, from which the youngest 12 years matured in barrels.

Some whiskys are also dropped several times, bsp first in a used Bourbon fiber and then again a few years in a used sherry fiber. This again results in a special taste profile.

MAD1989
1 year ago

And what did I write? The process is very similar here. The number of distillations can still be different, also the structure of the combustion bubbles, etc.

But I remain with my no question the rhythm is a vodka stored in barrels. For the whiskey, that would be an insult if you were to compare it like that.

SlightlyAnnoyed
1 year ago

Wodka is baked in odour-neutral vessels (so without aromas). Whiskey is added to aromas in which it has been drawn for years in barrels in which sherry was previously stored.

HANK19
1 year ago

Vodka is made from potatoes, and Whisk(e)y from grain

MAD1989
1 year ago
Reply to  HANK19

That’s a myth that’s amazingly stubborn. I thought this too at first, but I read that the traditional vodka is made from rye, but also find other types of cereals, even potatoes or grapes.