Uisge Beatha (:[Gaelic] That's whisk - beeth or as we now call it; whisky) 1618 - Early reference to 'uisge', being drunk at Highland chief's funeral. (first reference was 1494, where a graindealers ledger stated the sale of barley towards the production of whisky) Today's Uisge-...
whisky (ˈwɪskɪ) n,pl-kies (Brewing) a spirit made by distilling fermented cereals, which is matured and often blended [C18: shortened fromwhiskybae,from Scottish Gaelicuisge beatha,literally: water of life; see usquebaugh] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edit...
Uisge Beatha (:[Gaelic] That's whisk - beeth or as we now call it; whisky) 1618 - Early reference to 'uisge', being drunk at Highland chief's funeral. (first reference was 1494, where a graindealers ledger stated the sale of barley towards the production of whisky) Today's Uisge-...