It's the maple leaf on the box that marks it out as an imitation Scottish product to me.

Aren't they the same people who shot down Glenn Miller's plane in W.W. II?

opiumpoopy: It's the maple leaf on the box that marks it out as an imitation Scottish product to me.

That and its horrible taste do it for me.

Well, if you call something "tequila" or "champagne" and you're not making it in either of those locales, you're gonna get some shiat, too.

Always be closing.

Sounds good, I may venture out for a bottle of that Canadian stuff.


/Normally drinks Glenfiddich.

And the words "CANADA'S ONLY" on the box and the bottle should help.

oldemeyer: Aren't they the ones who shot down Glenn Miller in WW II?

In WW II if a bomber had to turn back before reaching the target, they couldn't land full of bombs. There was a designated area in the Channel to be used for dropping your unused bombs. Miller, in a small plane was over that area when some bombers jettisoned their bombs. RAF bombers.

Clearly they are trying to trick people into thinking this was produced in scotland by placing the canadian maple leaf, and the large print "Canada's Only" on the label... thier trickery knows no bounds!

I think there is a fair chance that, when the brew-ha-ha started. it had neither "Canada's only" nor the maple leaf on it.

Tui: Always be closing.

Put the coffee down!

Glen Sather not available for comment.

"I'll have a scotch on the rocks. Any scotch will do as long as it's not a blend of course. Single malt Glenlivet, Glenfiddich perhaps maybe a Glen... any Glen."

/great film

Actually, looking back to archive.org, it looks like it's always said Canadian on it and had the leaf, but added "Canada's Only" fairly recently.

How would the Canadians feel if we stole something that meant something and defined their heritage? Other than hockey or a retarded demeanor I can't think what that would be. Maybe poutine?

Here's an expert on Canadian whiskey to offer his opinion:

Glenlivet FTW.

/Hey, good scotch is hard to fin here

Geologically, Nova Scotia and Scotland were separated from the same landmass - in fact the Appalachians and the Grampians are part of the same prehistoric mountain chain. So I don't see what the fuss is about. It's the same earth and the same people - every other Caper is ethnically Scots.

/although I will still continue to drink Laphroaig

simpsonfan

There was a designated area in the Channel to be used for dropping your unused bombs. Miller, in a small plane was over that area when some bombers jettisoned their bombs. RAF bombers.

Sure, that's what the Scots Whisky Board of Control would have you believe. But who was piloting those planes? Huh?

/Anyway, I couldn't think of anyone who spelled it "Glen."

Next up: searching in the sun for another overload.

What's the problem, Scotland? You gonna sue me next?

*looks at a map of Canada*

Where is New Scotland? Are they putting new provinces in here again?

Nakito: Next up: searching in the sun for another overloadlord.

fixed it.

/patiently waits for Zarthon
//all hail Zarthon

Scotch is a nationally protected term, as is champagne and some various cheeses. It is as much a warning to other distilleries to not try any funny stuff as it is by trying to get them to change the Glen part.

As per the distilleries website "It can not be called 'Scotch' unless it is produced in Scotland, hence, Canadian Single Malt Whisky."

Scotch = Scottish Whisky
Rye = Canadian Whisky
Bourbon = American Whiskey
etc etc

foxyg: I think there is a fair chance that, when the brew-ha-ha started. it had neither "Canada's only" nor the maple leaf on it.

I think there is a fair chance that you're wrong. The Maple Leaf has been on there since the beginning.

Also, in case anyone here is wondering, it's not that good, and it's quite pricey. For what they charge, it's cheaper and better to just get a bottle of something from Scotland.

Pochacco_10: *looks at a map of Canada*

Where is New Scotland? Are they putting new provinces in here again?

Nova Scotia. Latin for "new Scotland".

112Error: Nova Scotia. Latin for "new Scotland".

A Latin name for an English-speaking province settled by the French, in reference to Scotland, on original Native American Land, which was discovered by Vikings. Makes perfect sense.

/some nationalities may have been added or removed for humor, historical accuracy not guaranteed.

At least it is bringing some employment in one of those work 16 weeks, get EI and drink for 36 weeks province or territories of Canada.

Call me a freak, but I've had Scotch that was twenty bucks a bottle and I've had some, courtesy of my cousin, that was well over a hundred, and none of it tasted like anything I'd want to repeat on a regular basis.

Pochacco_10: Nakito: Next up: searching in the sun for another overloadlord.

fixed it.

/patiently waits for Zarthon
//all hail Zarthon

Zarquon?

Forget your towel?

mmmScotch: Rye = Canadian Whisky
Bourbon = American Whiskey
etc etc

Uhm, no. Although Canadians will call just about any whiskey, Rye, it is supposed to contain at least 51% Rye grain. Bourbon is supposed to be made in Kentucky - primarily from corn which makes it sweet.

Pochacco_10: *looks at a map of Canada*

Where is New Scotland? Are they putting new provinces in here again?

No. The aspiring provinces are called territories. Like Yukon. Although New Foundland showed that the bar to being a province is set rather low.

is not happy with this court's decision.

/doo ya want ta git sooooooooo-ed?

I've been told by several old men who love their scotch that it's an acquired taste, especially single malt.

Judging by how old and grizzled most of these guys were the time to acquire it could be upwards of 30 years.

madgonad: Uhm, no. Although Canadians will call just about any whiskey, Rye, it is supposed to contain at least 51% Rye grain. Bourbon is supposed to be made in Kentucky - primarily from corn which makes it sweet.

From what I understand the only "true" rye left in Canada is Alberta Premium.

If that's true, I understand why we no longer make real rye because it is awful shiat.

Ox: I've been told by several old men who love their scotch that it's an acquired taste, especially single malt.

Judging by how old and grizzled most of these guys were the time to acquire it could be upwards of 30 years.

Depends on the individual. For me, I developed my taste after one glass about three years ago, and have started drinking more and more brands since then.

cynicalbastard
Quote 2009-06-14 03:51:38 PM
Call me a freak, but I've had Scotch that was twenty bucks a bottle and I've had some, courtesy of my cousin, that was well over a hundred, and none of it tasted like anything I'd want to repeat on a regular basis.

Unlike you I love Scotch, but you are correct in surmising that price has almost nothing to do with quality.

I love me some $25-$35 a bottle scotch, and abhor some of the very expensive stuff I have tried.

/the taste varies according to the region as well as the age.

orbitalfreak [TotalFark] Quote 2009-06-14 04:04:24 PM
Ox: I've been told by several old men who love their scotch that it's an acquired taste, especially single malt.

Judging by how old and grizzled most of these guys were the time to acquire it could be upwards of 30 years.

Depends on the individual. For me, I developed my taste after one glass about three years ago, and have started drinking more and more brands since then.

I would say that it only seems like an acquired taste because so many people are first introduced to Scotch by drinking one of the medicine tasting mass market blend-eds. The first time I tasted a smoky, sweet Highland, I was hooked.

It's all a bunch of crap. The label doesn't say Scotch, and it says "Canada." It's not like it's labelled "glenfiddick"

It'd be like the monks suing over the use of "trippel" or "dubbel" for people making ale in a trappist style.

I understand being protective over the name of your product but you also deserve to be able to inform the consumer what they are getting, and if you are making something that tastes just like scotch because it tastes just like scotch, but not made in scotland, this is a fine name.

Relieved the heat is not on.

pedobearapproved:
I understand being protective over the name of your product but you also deserve to be able to inform the consumer what they are getting, and if you are making something that tastes just like scotch because it tastes it's made just like scotch, but not made in scotland, this is a fine name.

FTFM

cynicalbastard: Call me a freak, but I've had Scotch that was twenty bucks a bottle and I've had some, courtesy of my cousin, that was well over a hundred, and none of it tasted like anything I'd want to repeat on a regular basis.

I'm with you. I don't like drinking anything that tastes smoky.

I felt a little bad about it, because one of my friends is a fan of various Scotches, and kept trying to get me to try them. Finally I asked him, did he want me to try them because he wanted me to share in the experience, or did he want me to try them because he thought I'd find it enjoyable? If it was the former, fine, but if it's the latter, there's pretty much anything else that I'd enjoy more.

Did someone say something about a Canadian pretending to be Scottish?

Nakito: Next up: searching in the sun for another overload.

Are you a lineman for the county?

I've visited the distillery in question - it's a neat place. A really small operation, but they seem to know their stuff and do it well - a rarity for Cape Breton Island.

Considering the price of a bottle of the Glen Breton, though, I don't think real Scottish producers have anything to worry about. Anyone who would buy the stuff is likely to know enough about scotch to know it's not the "real thing"


Me, I enjoy a rye on ice.

Ah, the Scots vs. the Canadians, just like the Scots vs. the English, the Scots vs. the Irish, the Scots vs. the Welsh, the Scots vs. other Scots...

/1/4 Scot

The Scotch Whisky Association has lost its fight to stop a small Nova Scotia distillery from incorporating the word "Glen" into the name of its single malt whisky.

The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it will not hear the association's appeal of a lower court ruling that approved the label used by Cape Breton's Glenora Distillers. The court dismissed the appeal with costs, meaning the association must also pay part of Glenora's legal fees according to a scale set by the court.

So they went ahead with a bullshiat suit and it got tossed. Now they have to reimburse Glenora for a chunk of their legal costs. Brilliant.

It's also pretty decent single malt, there are better, but there are also one hell of a lot worse.

Scotch drinkers, Hell, all whiskey drinkers know that if it doesn't say "Scotch" it's not Scotch Whiskey.

ASeriesOfTubes: Ah, the Scots vs. the Canadians, just like the Scots vs. the English, the Scots vs. the Irish, the Scots vs. the Welsh, the Scots vs. other Scots...

vs. English yeah, but where are you getting the rest of that? Hell we made friends with the FRENCH just to annoy England.

theorellior: Well, if you call something "tequila" or "champagne" and you're not making it in either of those locales, you're gonna get some shiat, too.

I think that pretty much covers it.