Maize in Single Supermarket malt?

[vitinw at NETSCAPE.NET]

Ah-ha!  There's one correct answer!  The other being that the whisky was aged in prior-use Bourbon (60-70% corn/maize in the mashbill) barrels, and when emptied, there's more left in the wood than one would think. 

 
  
 
 
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Sent: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:04 AM
Subject: [RE]Re: Maize in Single Supermarket malt?


Perhaps it has some caramel colouring derived from corn syrup or some such?

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>Dave's reason was also the first thought I had, but I do agree with
>Peter that the specific mention of maize is a bit odd .... Hm, as
>someone who does shop at Waitrose occasionally, I ought to be able to
>shed more light on this, but I'm afraid I can't ...
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>Subject: Re: Maize in Single Supermarket malt?
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>Yes Dave, I thought of that, but thought th at it should say "contains
>gluten" or "contains wheat", or similar, as maize isn't the only grain
>used for blends. My wife is celiac, so I am aware of the words required
>here. Anyway someone else may be able to add further.
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>Here's a guess: just like foods that don't actually contain nuts, but
>label their wares as "may contain peanuts or other nuts" or "processed
>in facilities that also process peanuts and other nuts", their lawyers
>may have advised this warning against the possibility of a lawsuit in
>the event of an allergic reaction (from WHATEVER cause). The rationale
>may be that since the product may have been distilled, bottled or
>otherwise processed at a facility that handles grain and/or blended
>whiskies (whose grain component CAN be distilled partly or wholly from
>maize) -- or even trucked or vatted in vessels that are als! o used to
>transport or vat grain or blended whisky -- that this would be a prudent
>precaution. That's my two-cents....
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>From: pj100 at OPTUSNET.COM.AU
>To: DJRussoBik at AOL.COM
>Sent: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 5:38 PM
>Subject: Maize in Single Supermarket malt?
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>Here in Oz we don't have supermarkets who bottle their own malts, so we
>thought that we would try a range of Sainsbury, Marks & Sparks, Tesco
>and Waitrose products. I have imported a few of those that Jim Murray
>rated highly for tasting at my local whisky club. I presented the
>Waitrose 12 yo Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky to the club this week,
>and was amazed to read on the back of the cylinder "Allergens: Contains
>Maize".
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>Can anyone tell me how and why?
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>Peter JM Johnston
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