Wistlepig rye!

If I'm intrigued by the flavor, as I am with WhistlePig, then I'll have to be in the camp of 'not caring where it was distilled, bottled, labeled, etc.'

This is a fascinating spirit, and will only have NEAT.

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Here are the relevant numbers for 2010, from today's DISCUS report:

American Blended Whiskey -- 5.398 million cases
Bourbon & Tennessee Whiskey -- 15.443 million cases
(20.841 million cases)

Canadian Whisky -- 15.809 million cases

This is U.S. sales only.

So if you just compare Canadian to Bourbon/Tennessee, Canadian wins narrowly, but if you include American blended whiskey, so it's all American-made whiskey versus all Canadian-made whiskey, then American wins by a mile.

USA! USA! USA!

I can't help but join in an old fashioned USA chant...

USA! USA! USA! :usflag:

However, it is still kind of disappointing/embarrassing that the "official" spirit of the United States is outsold by Candian Whiskey here in the USA. I don't even want to see the Scotch numbers...

Ebo, try some Canadian Club 10yr. It is my favorite hands down. They have it in every liquor store in Stark county. It runs about 15.95 a 750!

Thomas

You might be pleasantly surprised by the scotch numbers. Here's the whole whiskey table.

American Blended Whiskey -- 5.398 million cases
Bourbon & Tennessee --15.443 million cases
(All American -- 20.841 million cases)

Canadian -- 15.809 million cases

Blended Scotch -- 7,774 million cases
Single Malt Scotch -- 1,281 million cases
(All Scotch -- 9.055 million cases)

Irish -- 1,387 million cases

The DISCUS report also confirms what many have subjectively noticed this past year with the super premium segment in Bourbon and Tennessee whiskey revenues increasing by 17% to 161 million. Most notably evident in this area I'd say by PVW 15, BTAC and MM 46 making for empty shelf space within days.

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Originally Posted by T Comp

Most notably evident in this area I'd say by PVW 15, BTAC and MM 46 making for empty shelf space within days.

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Are you hoarding again, T?:lol:

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Originally Posted by cowdery

You might be pleasantly surprised by the scotch numbers. Here's the whole whiskey table.

American Blended Whiskey -- 5.398 million cases
Bourbon & Tennessee --15.443 million cases
(All American -- 20.841 million cases)

Canadian -- 15.809 million cases

Blended Scotch -- 7,774 million cases
Single Malt Scotch -- 1,281 million cases
(All Scotch -- 9.055 million cases)

Irish -- 1,387 million cases

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I'll be damned :grin:

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Originally Posted by cowdery

You might be pleasantly surprised by the scotch numbers. Here's the whole whiskey table....

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Total whiskey: 47.093 million cases

Vodka: 59.391 million cases

No surprise there, pleasant or otherwise.

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Originally Posted by cowdery

You might be pleasantly surprised by the scotch numbers. Here's the whole whiskey table.

American Blended Whiskey -- 5.398 million cases
Bourbon & Tennessee --15.443 million cases
(All American -- 20.841 million cases)

Canadian -- 15.809 million cases

Blended Scotch -- 7,774 million cases
Single Malt Scotch -- 1,281 million cases
(All Scotch -- 9.055 million cases)

Irish -- 1,387 million cases

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I'll be damned. Pleasantly surprised indeed, Chuck. Thanks for posting those.