by Squire » Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:52 pm
cc the aging warehouse is called a rackhouse by distillers around the World, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, US and wherever else whisky is made but that refers to the building itself.
Inside the warehouse the barrels are held by ricks (particularly in a multi story structure) which has made the term rickhouse currently popular. Strictly speaking I suppose one could say a rackhouse is a building filled with ricks holding barrels of whisky. In terms of correctness the difference between rackhouse and rickhouse is about the same as whiskey and whisky.
Doug I'm reminded of one of Booker Noe's famous quotes, "I'd live in a rackhouse if they would let me".