Canadian whisky

In the Food and Drug Regulations as in force from 2006 to 17 December 2024, "Canadian Whisky", "Canadian Rye Whisky" or "Rye Whisky" was a potable alcoholic distillate, or mixture of distillates, obtained from a mash of cereal grain fermented by yeast; aged in small wood for not less than three years; with the aroma, taste and character generally attributed to Canadian whisky; manufactured under the Excise Act; mashed, distilled and aged in Canada; and containing not less than 40% alcohol by volume. It may contain caramel and flavouring. From 18 December 2024 the standard sits in Volume 2 of the Canadian Food Compositional Standards, section 2.1.3; this entry has not yet been checked against that text.