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SOUTH AMERICAN WHISKY

For a change I thought we could have an exotic trip around South America and have
a look at some of their whiskies. After arriving in Buenos Aires the first bottle we
come across is Long John Scotch Whisky an Argentine import. This is not surprising
as the Scots are everywhere. The bible says they were to go forth and teach all
nations (I thought that was the Israelites not the Scots Frank – Ed). It is also
appropriate as many South American whiskies have a Scottish Malt base with the
local product added to it.

The next bottle is Argentina’s best known whisky. Produced by Hiram Walker there
are at least 20 variations of Old Smuggler in circulation. Considering Argentina’s
great reputation for beef it is not surprising that cattle
appear on labels. The third bottle is produced for the
Hereford Cattle Breeders Association. The last bottle
is Seagram’s Blenders Pride. I saw a picture of this
bottle and said I have that one. It turned out that the
picture was an Indian bottle with their whisky added
to Scotch Whisky. It makes you wonder how many
variations there are of Blenders Pride.

To show Argentina does not produce just glass
bottles we have a nice ceramic jug. It is Peters Old
Valley Whisky and is certainly a little bit different. The
next bottle is also a little different. The Old Traveller

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