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Whisky or whiskey is a type of liquor made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, ...
The original grain spirit, whisky (or whiskey in Hiberno-English) and its specific origins are unknown but the distillation of whisky has been performed in Ireland and Scotland for centuries. The first confirmed written record of whisky comes from 1405 in Ireland, the production of whisky from malted barley is first mentioned in Scotland in an ...
Scotch whisky (Scottish Gaelic: uisge-beatha na h-Alba; Scots: whisky/whiskie or whusk(e)y), [1] often simply called whisky or Scotch, is malt whisky or grain whisky (or a blend of the two) made in Scotland. The first known written mention of Scotch whisky is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland of 1494. [2]
Irish whiskey (Irish: Fuisce or uisce beatha) is whiskey made on the island of Ireland. The word 'whiskey' (or whisky) ...
Bourbon whiskey (/ ˈ b ɜːr b ən /; also simply bourbon) is a barrel-aged American whiskey made primarily from corn (maize). The name derives from the French House of Bourbon, although the precise source of inspiration is uncertain; contenders include Bourbon County, Kentucky, and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, both of which are named after the House of Bourbon. [1]
American corn whiskey does not have to be aged at all – but, if it is aged, it must be aged in used or uncharred oak barrels [15] "at not more than 62.5% alcohol by volume (125 proof)". [16] In practice, if corn whiskey is aged, it is usually aged in used bourbon barrels. Tennessee whiskey aging in charred new oak barrels at the Jack Daniel's ...
Whiskey; 17th century. Irish road bowling. [5] ... 1846: Cup anemometer invented by Thomas Romney Robinson. [25] 1848: Kelvin scale invented by William Thomson.
Welsh whisky (Welsh: wisgi Cymreig) is liquor made from malt, grain and water that is produced in Wales. [1] There are currently two types of Welsh whisky: Malt Whisky and Grain Whisky [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Welsh whisky