The word whisky comes from the Gaelic uisge beatha, which translates to “water of life.” Uisge beatha evolved into whiskybae, with whisky as its short form.
Whisky is the preferred Canadian spelling, but Irish whiskey is usually spelled whiskey.
The plural form for whisky is whiskies, while the plural of whiskey is spelled whiskeys.
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