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Re:Telling Whiskey from Whisky by avip on Saturday October 26, 2019 @05:08PM (#21366203)
Yes. In fact The word Whiskey comes from the Gaelic usquebaugh, which means "Water of life".

... and I know this priceless piece of trivia because the Clancy brothers mention it in the intro to Finnegans Wake.

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Re:Telling Whiskey from Whisky by pbhjpbhj on Saturday October 26, 2019 @06:37PM (#21366699)
Which is a really common name for booze, cf Vodka.

Edit: Actually the link to vodka might be bad etymology on my part, my Russian teacher taught me that. Eau de Vie, and tonnes of others fit.

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Re:Telling Whiskey from Whisky by floren on Saturday October 26, 2019 @07:07PM (#21366848)
Akvavit, for another
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