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It it "whisky" or "whiskey"? --[[User:Robert W King|Robert W King]] 11:22, 9 January 2008 (CST)
:Scotch is whisky, bourbon is whiskey - [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 12:18, 9 January 2008 (CST)
::So is rye, Canadian (I'm pretty sure), and Japanese (Suntory, anyone?) [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 12:20, 9 January 2008 (CST)
:::And Irish whiskey is... whiskey.  The only way I can ever remember the difference is thinking that the 'e' stands for 'Éire'.  [[User:Anton Sweeney|Anton Sweeney]] 14:21, 9 January 2008 (CST)
::::An easier way would be "'''E'''verything '''E'''xcept Scotch has an '''E'''." Mebbe. I'll see if I can remember that the next time I have a bottle in my hand....[[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 14:33, 9 January 2008 (CST)
:::::Finished off a gorgeous bottle of Lagavulin 16-year-old at a Christmas party.  All out now bar mediocre Jameson, until my next trip to continental Europe :-( [[User:Anton Sweeney|Anton Sweeney]] 17:54, 9 January 2008 (CST)
:My experience with Whiskey is the naggin' and off for the night out kind. They're the best. :-) [[User:Denis Cavanagh|Denis Cavanagh]] 06:04, 10 January 2008 (CST)

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It it "whisky" or "whiskey"? --Robert W King 11:22, 9 January 2008 (CST)

Scotch is whisky, bourbon is whiskey - Ro Thorpe 12:18, 9 January 2008 (CST)
So is rye, Canadian (I'm pretty sure), and Japanese (Suntory, anyone?) Hayford Peirce 12:20, 9 January 2008 (CST)
And Irish whiskey is... whiskey. The only way I can ever remember the difference is thinking that the 'e' stands for 'Éire'. Anton Sweeney 14:21, 9 January 2008 (CST)
An easier way would be "Everything Except Scotch has an E." Mebbe. I'll see if I can remember that the next time I have a bottle in my hand....Hayford Peirce 14:33, 9 January 2008 (CST)
Finished off a gorgeous bottle of Lagavulin 16-year-old at a Christmas party. All out now bar mediocre Jameson, until my next trip to continental Europe :-( Anton Sweeney 17:54, 9 January 2008 (CST)
My experience with Whiskey is the naggin' and off for the night out kind. They're the best. :-) Denis Cavanagh 06:04, 10 January 2008 (CST)