What's up with the E in Whisky?
Why is Whisky sometimes spelled Whiskey with an "E"? This is a question I asked myself when I first became curious about Whisky. So in this post, I will try to share what I have learned so far after reading up on this magical liquid. According to Master of Malt (see source here ), the difference in spelling originated from the desire of 19th century Irish distillers to differentiate their Whiskey from that produced in Scotland which was deemed a poor quality Whisky. Ireland, having been distilling Whisky way before Scotland, wanted to set itself apart from people they considered copycats. This differentiation was then carried over into the countries that Scotland and Ireland influenced and that is where the difference in spelling started. The argument goes that if the country learned or traces their distilling heritage to Scotland then they will use Whisky but if they trace their heritage to Ireland they will use Whiskey. So let us look at the major Whisky produc...