Whisky vs. Whiskey

So what makes your dram a whisky or a whiskey?

Whisky is generally used for whiskies distilled in Scotland, Wales, Canada and Japan, while whiskey is commonly used for whiskeys distilled in Ireland and America.

As with the rules of grammar (sometimes vowel “y”) and The Rules (sometimes “on the first three dates we don’t have sex with a man or let him stay at our place overnight” why?) there are always exceptions. A few American spirits – that bourbon babe Maker’s Mark for one – use the whisky spelling.