Where does the name whiskey come from?!
Answers: Well in Irish the word for whiskey is "uisce beatha" which directly translates into "holy water". Seeing as it is the homeland of all great whiskeys, you can see why!
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Whiskey (or Whisky) is the Anglicized interpretation of the Gaelic "Uisge Beatha" or "Uisce Beatha." (the first part is pronounced OOW-IS-GEY or OOW-IS-KEY-- get it?) The complete phrase means "water of life."
The Irish use an e before the y to spell it, Scots and North Americans (and Japanese) generally don't.
Interestingly, American whiskeys were created by the Scots-Irish, who brought a tradition of distilling what they grew when they immigrated to America. Hence Bourbon (which must be 51% corn), Rye (from rye grain) and Moonshine (or Corn whiskey) were born, 'cuz that's what we grew. Scotch and Irish are traditionally malted barley.
The first examples were in Pennsylvania and, later, the South (esp. Kentucky and Tennesee), where large populations of Scots-Irish settled. The only Pennsylvania whiskey you can find in the US is the fantastic Hirsh 16 Year Bourbon. There are many great Ryes and Bourbons from the South at many different price levels.
It used to be called rye.