Whiskey Anyone?

Whisky refers to a broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash and aged in wooden casks. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize. Whisky or whisky-like products are produced in most grain-growing areas. They differ in base product, alcoholic content, and quality.

Eric takes a moment to explain the different spelling views of the word whisky/whiskey in his post Whiskey versus Whisky.

Whiskey is a word with an alternative spelling, whisky. Or maybe it’s the other way around. Dictionary.com  seems to prefer whiskey. But clearly, definitively, and somewhat aggressively, people from Scotland and many fans of Scotch have informed me of their preference for whisky over whiskey, judging by the flood of comments and emails I received yesterday.