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American bourbon now better than Scottish whiskey

      American bourbon now better than Scottish whiskey: U.K.-born expert Jim Murray, an English writer and one of  the world’s top whiskey critics, believes Scottish malt is no match for American  whiskey. “Generally speaking, bourbon … has overtaken Scotch,” he said, according to the Telegraph. Mr. Murray, who wrote “Jim  Murray’s Whisky Bible,” argues that Scotland’s decrease in quality whiskey is  due to the use of sulphur candles to sanitize some barrels that have been used  to age sherry, giving it a “bitter finish.” Bourbon, however, is aged in virgin oak casks, which do not require sulphur  treatment,… View Article