What's the difference between WHISKY & WHISKEY?

Alcohol, malted or not, made from grain which is produced in Scotland is called WHISKY, while it is called WHISKEY if it is produced in USA or Ireland. American whiskey is called Bourbon and is made from grain.

Bourbon is at least 51 per cent corn or maize. Scotch whisky is generally double distilled, while Irish whiskey is generally distilled three times.

It is is whisky that has been distilled and matured in Scotland for at least three hours in oak casks. Wheat whisky is the rarest whisky. Rye whiskies are mostly popular within the US.

What goes better with Whisky - Water or Soda?

Whisky is preferred with water more than soda as soda is carbonated water and it kills the taste of whisky. But real connoisseurs of whisky like to have it neat or with water on side or with two cubes of ice.

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Vodka

What is Vodka ?

Vodka is distilled from one of the following: corn, wheat, rye or potatoes . It is usually clear, perhaps tinted (by fruit or herbal additives etc), but always clear, never cloudy. Vodka is very rarely aged in barrels . Usually it goes from distillery to bottle to store and bar shelves.

The exact history of vodka is unknown, though it most likely originated somewhere in the region of Poland or Russia between the 14th and 16th centuries. The word is thought to derive from Russian, meaning roughly “little water” .

Although vodka is traditionally drunk neat in the vodka belt — Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries — its popularity, elsewhere, derives from its neutral spirit usefulness in cocktails and mixed drinks, such as the Bloody Mary, the Screwdriver, the White Russian, the vodka tonic, and the vodka martini.

Stolichnaya, Smirnoff, Grey goose and Absolut are the more well-known brands.

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