Friday, June 20, 2008

Whisky (or) whiskey


Whisky (or whiskey) refers to a broad category of distilled beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash and aged in wooden casks (generally oak). Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn).It is always Scotch and Canadian whisky (plural: whiskies), but Irish and American whiskey (whiskeys).

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