The word itself comes from Gaelic sources — uisge beatha in Irish ("water of life," most likely a borrowing from the similar label aqua vitae in Latin). But what are the differences between the various whisky/whiskey spirits out there?
(This one's for +Margie Kleerup, since I'm not much of a whiskey fan in any of its varieties, at least not without various additional ingredients.)
What’s the Difference Between Scotch, Whiskey and Bourbon?
This might be common knowledge for some, but not for many, including my wife (who got into Harvard, btw ;-), so I thought it was worth a refresher. Let’s start with a burning question we answered back in 2008: what makes a whiskey bourbon?The law. While knocking back a dram of bourbon is a decidedly carefree exercise, making it is exceedingly technical and requires that the whiskey meet a rigid set of criteria. The Federal Standards of Identi…
