The most whiskey letter in history
Have you noticed that the spelling of the word whisky has two variants: 'whisky' and 'whiskey'? What caused this? A typo? An oversight by the manufacturer? Imitation or real ? Questions you may have asked yourself but not found the answer. The truth is that there is no error because both spellings are correct. But still, let's find out why "water of life" is spelled with and without an "e".
Whiskey or Whiskey?
I will tell you a parable that was told to me by a good Irishman and is not very popular with the good Scots.
Many whiskey years ago on a British island lived a good English queen who loved the "Water of Life" very much. To the delight of the Scots and the regret of the Irish, she preferred to raise full glasses of Scotch, not Irish Whiskey. On a distant whisky day, a cart full of casks filled with amber elixir rolled into the royal court. The Queen eagerly sipped, but sensed something was wrong. After a tiny sip, she sipped even more patiently again and again. Since patience wasn't one of her strong suits, she admitted to herself that she didn't like this batch. She immediately complained to her Scottish suppliers, who rejected her royal opinion and demanded their payment. They even refused to admit that the delivery was problematic. They lost in their dispute with the Queen. Soon after, royal envoys visited the Irish lands asking to purchase whiskey from their casks. When the Irish liquid wealth arrived, the Queen liked it and decided she would buy from the lush Irish. But she didn't know how to tell the difference between the two whiskies, so she decided to remove the "e" in the spelling for Scotch and leave it for Irish whiskey.
In every parable there are many truths and many fabrications. We are of the opinion that an "e" will not confuse us, but will motivate us to raise our glasses even higher for the two whiskey kingdoms: Ireland and Scotland.
In addition, it should be noted that the letter "e" also appears on the labels of most American whiskeys. This is a decision that the producers made themselves, but it is also dictated by the past, when the first American whiskeys began to be produced. If the maker was descended from Irishmen, he kept the "e" in the spelling. If the maker was descended from Scots, he spelled his creation as 'whisky'.
The Japanese follow everything Scottish, so it is not surprising that there all brands write without the letter "e".
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