Whisky or Whiskey?

- The uncrowned king of spirits!

The spelling was until the beginning of the 20th Century uniform 'Whisky' in all the whiskey-producing countries. Then some distilleries in Dublin began to name their products 'Whiskey' to distance  hemselves from their Scottish competitors. Generally write the Scots and Canadians 'Whisky' without 'e' and the Irishman and most Americans favor 'Whiskey'.

Why the whiskey is considered the king of the fine spirits? There is no other distillate, which offers such a wide range of different flavours. From country to country, region to region, the whisky is very different. The American whisky must be distilled by law at 51%  of corn, however, there the Scottish or Irish malt whisky is maded by 100% malted barley. Only for all whisky is mandatory that they are produced as a distillate of grain, yeast and water to then be stored for a period of time in wooden
barrels.

As the Celtic name uisge beatha = water of life - suggests, whisky is an elixir of life and have always found its application in medicine. There is now scientific evidence that drinking 10 cl weekly, may reduce the risk of heart attack. Whisky and the Celtic culture are closely linked, therefore in many legends is spoking about it and give him something magical.

An old Scottish proverb says that whisky could change a negative into positive mood....

In this sense - here's to you!                                                                      >>buying Whisky/Whiskey