[Redway]

a type of beer or wine and say why.

That’s enough ado. Let’s just get straight to it.

[rusticgal]

Strongbow cider..

[Redway]

Pinot Grigio. Somehow.

[Kazanne]

i Think You might be a Guinness person Redway,full bodied with a frothy top.lol

[Redway]

There’s a special wine out there for you but I’d say Coors or Bud Light it you did like beer.

[Kate!]

Redway Bacardi
RusticGal Malibu and Coke
Kazanne Prosecco

[Redway]

Kate: sambuca.

I’m careful with Bacardi though. Too much rum can take a certain edge off reality so I drink it sparingly. But that’s what I like most if I am going to be drinking rum.

[Redway]

Bump.

[Kate!]

Redway. Taboo. Because its sweet

[Cherie]

away day Kate

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Cherie

away day Kate

Sweet and kind Cherie.

[Kate!]

Funny, bright and caring Kazanne.

I compare you to a Bucks Fizz as you are effervescent.

[Redway]

Do you like a good Lambrusco at times, Kate?

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Redway]

Nothing but Scottish whiskey and Famous Grouse.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Redway

Nothing but Scottish whiskey and Famous Grouse.

Whisky

Whiskey is not Scottish

[Redway]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Whisky

Whiskey is not Scottish

Has no bearing on how it actually tastes.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Redway

Has no bearing on how it actually tastes.

Correct spelling matters Rodway

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Redway

Do you like a good Lambrusco at times, Kate?

Wine gives me heartburn so I tend to avoid. Shame.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Correct spelling matters Rodway

I know that better than anyone. But whisky and whiskey are interchangeable.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Redway

I know that better than anyone. But whisky and whiskey are interchangeable.

Arguing with a Scotsman about alcohol is a losing game tbh.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Redway

I know that better than anyone. But whisky and whiskey are interchangeable.

Incorrect

What difference between whisky and whiskey?

Should I write "whisky" or "whiskey"? And besides, is there a real difference between whisky and whiskey? That is the question…

...and the answer is not that simple. In fact, the word "whisky" is derived from the Scottish Gaelic uisge or Irish Gaelic uisce. By the way, it’s interesting to note that spelling differences already existed in Gaelic and that they still persist nowadays...

To understand the genesis of this syntactic bifurcation, a flashback is required. Thus, historically the term "whisky" was used but, in the 19th century, the production of Scotch whisky was of a rather low quality, much of it being poorly distilled in Coffey stills (still used today but for grain whiskies). Around 1870, Irish distillers, to differentiate their product from the Scottish one for the US exportation, decided to add an “e” in the name of their production, which gave rise to the "whiskey" 1.

The distinction was made and it hasn’t changed through time, therefore the word whiskey is now mainly used in the United States and Ireland while other countries, starting by Scotland and Japan (but also Canada or Sweden), rather uses the word whisky. By the way, since this is the main subject of this blog, whisky, or ウイスキー, is pronounced [uisuki] by Japanese...

A difference that was mainly cultural at the beginning, now allows people to distinguish the origin of the whisk(e)y and, to make long story short, the situation is the following:

Whiskey now refers to Irish and American productions (such as Bourbon, Rye, Tennessee whiskey, ...)
Whisky refers to all Scottish productions (scotch) and those that are inspired by or refer to it directly, including Japanese whisky ...
Oh, and word of advice: avoid using the word "whiskey" when referring to Scotch whisky (or Japanese whisky)

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Arguing with a Scotsman about alcohol is a losing game tbh.

True.

Strawberry Lambrini or Tom Collins for you, Ollie.