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UPS gripe

Canada post left me a delivery notice last Friday. I went to the post office to collect whatever it is/was and they have no record of the item in their system. I don't know what it might have been either as I had nothing I was expecting.
 
That wasn’t a text message was it? I get them all the time“ package can’t be delivered “ all to get you to go to the provided site to get my info, same as CIBC saying there’s a problem with my account I haven’t used them since the 80’s but I’m glad they finally noticed.
 
On Monday we ordered some more Kentucky Bourbon from the Penticton area. Locally made. Three bottles with free Canada Post shipping. Arrived this morning as scheduled. All intact.
 
On Monday we ordered some more Kentucky Bourbon from the Penticton area. Locally made. Three bottles with free Canada Post shipping. Arrived this morning as scheduled. All intact.
Not trying to be argumentative, but how is it Kentucky Bourbon if it’s made in BC? Bourbon, yes if it meets the standard of identity; but not Kentucky.

There’s a distillery in Hershey that makes Bourbon, but it’s Pennsylvania Bourbon:

 
That wasn’t a text message was it? I get them all the time“ package can’t be delivered “ all to get you to go to the provided site to get my info, same as CIBC saying there’s a problem with my account I haven’t used them since the 80’s but I’m glad they finally noticed.
Nope, it was an actual physical card in my old fashioned mailbox.
 
That's what I meant to write. Missed the "in the style of Kentucky Bourbon" The barrels were apparently imported from Kentucky but all the ingredients and process are done in BC. And it tastes as good or better than a high quality American one.
Barrels from Kentucky make the difference: in the U.S. used barrels are not allowed (but they are very popular elsewhere).

My favorite sipping Bourbon is Basil Hayden, and drinking Bourbon is Evan Williams 1783 (depending on what resource you check, EW is the best selling Bourbon in the world, but not the most popular, probably because of name recognition and marketing). The local (Hershey) offering, while good, is over-priced, like most craft spirits/brews.
 
"It's not a true Bour-bone, unless it's made in the Bour-bone region of Kentucky" (read in your best Kentucky accent)
Zactly, like Champagne vs. Sparkling Wine.

Or Whiskey vs. Whisky.

More confusing: Jack Daniels is Tennessee Whiskey, but it is often classified along with bourbon and sold intermingled with it.
 
It took me a solid 6-7 years to learn to speak southern USA..... but to be fair I was learning Albertan and east coast along the way
Can't speak it, can barely understand it. But if a beautiful Woman starts speaking to me with that southern Drawl, I start melting like warm butter. Same with a thick Irish accent.....They get me everytime.
 
Alright - what's the difference between whiskey and bourbon?
Whisky is made from various grains. The malted barley in Scotland. It's made that way here in a local Vancouver Island distillery but can't be called Scotch. In Alberta Rye whisky is kind of self explanatory. True Bourbon whisky uses corn but again how and in what it's aged determines how it tastes. Same with all the other whiskies.
 
Can't speak it, can barely understand it. But if a beautiful Woman starts speaking to me with that southern Drawl, I start melting like warm butter. Same with a thick Irish accent.....They get me everytime.

Mine doesn't have to say a word. She gets me every time with just "That Hungry Look"....... It's not fair.
 
Whisky is made from various grains. The malted barley in Scotland. It's made that way here in a local Vancouver Island distillery but can't be called Scotch. In Alberta Rye whisky is kind of self explanatory. True Bourbon whisky uses corn but again how and in what it's aged determines how it tastes. Same with all the other whiskies.
See, you’re doing it: Bourbon is whiskEy. Also, in addition to being produced in certain counties in Kentucky, there are minimum percentages of the grains (primarily corn) that are used in the mash.

Scotch Whisky also typically toasts the malted barley (using peat as fuel which impacts the flavor, particularly in whisky from Islay). Suntory Whisky (Japan) is very close to Scotch, but they can’t call it Scotch either.

I prefer Irish WhiskEy over Scotch (Irish uses malted and unmalted barley & is triple distilled vs. 100% malted and double distilled for Scotch). Hard to find, but I also like distilled spirits from Wales.
 
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