how is scotch different from whisky ?

Answer 1

Scotch is a type of whiskey; like bourbon, canandian, rye, etc:

Scotch whisky, often called simply Scotch, is a distilled spirit made in Scotland. (Generally, though not always, the Scottish, Japanese and Canadian spirits are spelled "whisky"; the Irish and American ones "whiskey"). The name whisky is a transformation of the word usquebaugh, itself a transformation of the Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha spelled uisce beatha in Irish Gaelic, literally meaning the "water of life".

Answer 2

WHISKY is Scotch. Whiskey is anything other than Scotch. Just check the bottle labels. The taste is dependent on where it's made. The Islay scotches have a smokey, peaty taste due to the water draining through peat bogs. The highland malts tend to be flowery and taste of heather. Balvanie is stored in old port wine casks so the whisky will have a underlying port taste to it. Blends are whiskys that won't stand alone, but when mixed produce an acceptable dram.

Answer 3

All Scotch is whisky, but not all whisky is Scotch.

Scotch is whisky that is made in Scotland. Many places make great whiskies, but only whisky made in Scotland can be called Scotch.

Thus the difference is location.

Answer 4

No matter what your spelling preference is, all Scotches are whiskies, not all whiskies are Scotch.

No matter what style, Scotch whisky *only* comes from Scotland. If it's from *anywhere* other than Scotland, it's just Whisk(e)y. It can have other labels attached (Bourbon, Tennessee, Canadian, Irish, single malt, blended, whatever) but is NOT Scotch.

Answer 5

Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland. In the English-speaking world, it is often referred to as "Scotch", except in Scotland, where the term whisky is most often sufficient.

Scotch whisky is divided into four distinct categories: single malt, vatted malt (also called "pure malt"), blended, and single grain.

Answer 6

Scotch is also whisky, it has got distinctive flavour due to its special manufacturing method, and ingredients used. scotch made with local spring water, peay malted barley,etc.
Any whisky produced in other part of theglobe cann't be called scotch whisky.

Answer 7

Scotch is whiskey! The native populations of the Americas were still rulers of their continent when whiskey was being produced in the the Northern reaches of the British Isles. The "water of life" come from Scotland

Answer 8

Scotch is made from Spring Water of Scotland.
It is matured in Oak containers in cellers for several years.
It's blending and flavouing is secret.
Its distillation process is different and secret.
All branded scotch whiskeys have different family secret.

Where as Whiskey making is very simple.
Simple distillation, adding flavours(caramalisation),
ordinary water from rivers/ reservoirs. Maturity levels
/processes are simple, costs are cheap too. Sells
at a much lower price.

Answer 9

when it is spelled whiskey it is scotch and only from Scotland, if it is spelled whisky then it's from a country other than Scotland.

Answer 10

scotch is whiskey. but it is scottish whiskey. regular alcohol drinkers have certain preferences. i personally only drink canadian whiskey. and i cant stand most american whiskey. bourbon is also whiskey, but to some people it is disgusting. alcoholic beverages are the same as any other food or beverage. its an acquired taste. if its something you grew up tasting you get used to it. i only drink canadian whiskey because i started drinking very young and the older guys that i hung around with only drank canadian whiskey. after years of drinking it and trying other things i cant stand it. the smell of scottish whiskey or bourbon makes me sick. and american whiskey especially southern comfort is really bad, yuck. and vodka is the worst. i can drink rum if its bacardi and it is mixed. also i have a friend that makes his own corn liqour also called moonshine and its not bad. its legal to make if you just use it for personal use here. but its illegal to sell. but he doesnt distill his down to pure alcohol. he keeps it around 80 to 100 proof like regular whiskey. and he keeps a good taste to it. slightly amber color like whiskey also. it is pleasant to drink for a homemade liqour. not bitter or too sweet.