Whisky-whiskey.  Whatever. It is from the Gaelic "water of life", if I'm not
mistaken.
Ross Weeks
Historic Crab Orchard Museum & Pioneer Park
Tazewell, Va.
http://histcrab.netscope.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Holderman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: Whiskey/Whisky (little museum content)


> Gents,
>
> >From what I understand Canadian producers spell it
> "Whisky'" Americans spell it "Whiskey."
>
> Bottoms Up.
>
> --- Jerry Fahey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Careful now Rob.......... Makers Mark spells it
> > "Whisky" and Jack Daniels spells it "Whiskey".
> >
> > Jerry ( I like Jamesons ) Fahey
> >
> > "Robert P. Martin" wrote:
> >
> > > An earlier Listmember wrote:
> > > > If you are going to drink whiskey...
> > >
> > > Then it's got to be Irish, otherwise it's
> > "whisky."  I'm a whiskey guy,
> > > myself, but certainly enjoy a Scotch (single malt,
> > neat, please) or the
> > > occasional Bourbon, but in the latter case, almost
> > always mixed with
> > > something of the non-diet variety.  I recently had
> > occasion to try some
> > > Maker's Mark, which I believe Jack Daniels now
> > owns, but don't quote me on
> > > that.
> > >
> > > Museum content:  The old Jameson distillery in
> > Dublin provides a
> > > fascinating tour, explaining the differences
> > between different types of
> > > distilled fermented beverages and the history of
> > the Jameson company.
> > > They also had a really cool little scale model of
> > a gristmill with moving
> > > parts.  A word of caution: if you go on this tour
> > early in the morning,
> > > and if you volunteer for the whiskey tasting
> > portion, you'd better bring a
> > > spare liver and a few replacement brain cells.
> > There is nothing in this
> > > world as strange as being drunk in Ireland at
> > 10:30 a.m.  Not that there's
> > > anything wrong with that...
> > >
> > > Rob
> > >
> > >
> >
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