Hey Wilfred!

 WvV> There is nothing wrong with Irish whisky. You just shouldn't
 WvV> compare it to Scotish single malts. It's apples and oranges. ;)

No, it's whisky and whisky.  Scotch is only called scotch because it is whisky
made in Scotland.  In the case of the single malt scotches, I'd be inclined to
compare them to single male whisky and cited a possible contender that is made
in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, which happens to be located on the east coast of
Canada.  If they made it in Scotland it would indeed be a single malt scotch
but instead is called a single malt whisky since it isn't made in Scotland BUT
is definetly worthy of comparison to Scotish single malts.

 WvV> I once tasted a rye whiskey from Seagram (is that Canadian?).

It used to be.  I am not sure anymore.  Anyhow I don't believe they make, or
ever made, a single malt whisky.  As far as the 'e' in whiskey, I've heard that
the Irish added that in to spite the Scots.  ;-)

Life is good,
Maurice

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