Jane Finch of The Daily Rant quotes an amusing passive-aggressive tirade by a Canadian who, among other cross-cultural comparisons, makes fun of American beer. Somehow that reminded me of what Kingsley Amis wrote about Canadian whisky (Every Day Drinking, 1983, 86):
Posted by Dr. Weevil at March 04, 2003 10:09 PMI can't help thinking that the Canadians are a great crowd, but are perhaps the only people who could have produced a boring whisky.
Since my brother works for an American brewery and can get me free beer on occasion, I'm partial to USA brand.
Posted by: Ricky on March 4, 2003 10:25 PMHey, watch it! I resemble that remark. Of all the things I have ever liked enough to repeat, usually I head straight towards the high end with the exception of whiskey, and there I find myself content with cheap Canadian whiskey. Go figure.
Cheers, eh?
A country that produces Kokanee and Iron Horse really can't complain about American beer, can it?
rlbtzero:
It partly depends on what you're using it for. Elsewhere in the same book, Amis says (very plausibly) that Canadian is the ideal whisky for most mixed drinks.
Posted by: Dr. Weevil on March 5, 2003 06:33 PMI admit it...rye whiskey sucks. However, after the Canadian World Domination juggernaut has marched over Kentucky, Booker's will be all ours, ours, ours.
Posted by: Jane on March 5, 2003 08:01 PMI take some Maker's Mark any day.
Posted by: Canadian Pissed on March 6, 2003 12:29 AMIndeed, Canadian whisky is very good for mixed drinks, IMO, precisely because it is boring.
Posted by: John Thacker on March 6, 2003 10:18 AMI'm all for a nice Irish whiskey. Because I can't afford my own taste in Scotch.
Posted by: David Perron on March 7, 2003 08:37 AMSo if I like Canadian Club, which I do, I must be boring?
Posted by: Robert Speirs on March 7, 2003 08:59 AMNah. To each his own. I don't care for Sour Mash whiskeys because, well, they actually taste better coming up. Most people would find Irish whiskeys boring, and a really good scotch too similar to brandy. I say, knock yourself out. Drink what you like; life's too short to drink something because it's cool to do so.
Posted by: David Perron on March 10, 2003 11:40 AM