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'''Whiskey''' (Scottish Gaelic: uisge-beatha), or whiskey (Irish: uisce beatha or fuisce), refers to a broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash and aged in wooden casks (generally oak). | '''Whiskey''' (Scottish Gaelic: uisge-beatha), or whiskey (Irish: uisce beatha or fuisce), refers to a broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash and aged in wooden casks (generally oak). | ||
Different grains are used for different varieties, including: barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn). | Different grains are used for different varieties, including: barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn). Whiskey derives from the Gaelic word for "water" (uisce or uisge), and is called in full uisge-beatha (in Scotland) or uisce beatha (Ireland), meaning "Water of Life". It is related to the [[Latin]] aqua vitae, also meaning "water of life". It is always Scotch whiskey, and Irish whiskey. | ||
Whiskey was still in existence in [[2531]] and was drunk by [[Rear Admiral]] [[Rich]] during a meeting, which created the [[Spartan-III]] program, on the [[ONI]] [[Stealth Cruiser]] [[UNSC Point of No Return|UNSC ''Point of No Return'']] <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 44</ref>. | Whiskey was still in existence in [[2531]] and was drunk by [[Rear Admiral]] [[Rich]] during a meeting, which created the [[Spartan-III]] program, on the [[ONI]] [[Stealth Cruiser]] [[UNSC Point of No Return|UNSC ''Point of No Return'']] <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 44</ref>. | ||
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Whiskey (Scottish Gaelic: uisge-beatha), or whiskey (Irish: uisce beatha or fuisce), refers to a broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash and aged in wooden casks (generally oak).
Different grains are used for different varieties, including: barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn). Whiskey derives from the Gaelic word for "water" (uisce or uisge), and is called in full uisge-beatha (in Scotland) or uisce beatha (Ireland), meaning "Water of Life". It is related to the Latin aqua vitae, also meaning "water of life". It is always Scotch whiskey, and Irish whiskey.
Whiskey was still in existence in 2531 and was drunk by Rear Admiral Rich during a meeting, which created the Spartan-III program, on the ONI Stealth Cruiser UNSC Point of No Return [1].
Sources
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 44
