What is the difference between whisky and scotch?

Answer 1

whisky and whiskey are spirits made from distilled grain (usually barley malt).

traditionally the scots make their whisky by a continuous distillation process where the irish make their whiskey by the older single step distillation.

if a whisky is made in scotland it can be called 'scotch', the often smoother and more complex whiskeys made in ireland are called irish whiskey.

whiskies and whiskeys are also made in many other countries - particularly japan. some of these foreign whiskies are often very good, but connoisseurs will usually agree that scotland and ireland are the traditional homes of whisky / whiskey and are the safest places if you are looking for quallity.

Answer 2

Whiskey was invented and perfected in Ireland. Scotland learnt how to mass produce it by taking shortcuts and using less traditional techniques. The scots spell it whisky. Irish Whiskey is better, Scotch whisky is more famous because they sold more of it due to their ability to produce more volume in a faster time. There are some good Stoch single malts out there. But gimme a bottle of Bushmills anyday.
Japanese whisky (suntory) is mediocre. thai whisky is rum mixed with amphetamines (made from sugarcane). Bourbon is just too damn sweet however their left over casks add a pleasant flavour to some scotch and Irish malts. Canadian Rye is figtin juice.

Answer 3

Whisky (or Whiskey) is the term for an alcoholic beverage which has been distilled from fermented grains and aged in oak casks.

Whisky/Whisky is BASICALLY distilled beer/ale.

Scotch is the term used to describe a whisky which has been distilled and aged in Scotland.

So, "Scotch" IS whisky.

By the way, in Scotland/The UK it is generally referred to as whisky (and not referred to as "Scotch")

Kevin Erskine
The Scotch Blog
www.thescotchblog.com

Answer 4

Nothing if the Whisky is spelt without and 'e' (if it's Whiskey than it's Irsish or someplace else but not Scottish).

A small tip - if you ever meet a Scottish person do not refer to them as Scotch as this is a drink and not a nationality!

Answer 5

One comes from Scotland the other from anywhere

Answer 6

think of whiskey as the overall category.
scotch is a type of whiskey.
bourbon is another type of whiskey.

Answer 7

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