History
It is possible that distillation was practsed by the babylonians in mesopotamia in the 2nd millennium.//
The drinking of scotch whisky was introducted to india in the 19 century. The first distillery in india was built by Edward dyer at kasauli in the late 1820.
Types
Whiskey or whisky like products are produced in most grain growing areas. They differ in base product, alcoholic content, anf quality
- malt whisky is made primarily from malted barley.
-grain whisky is made from any types of grains.
American whiskey is distilled from a fermented mash of cereal grain.
Ex. Malt whisky made from mash that consists of least 51% malt barley
Australian whiskies have won global whisky awards and medals.
German whisky production is a relatively recent phenomenon having only started in the last 30 years.
Irish
There are several types of whisky common to ireland: single malt,single grain,blended whisky and pure pot still whiskey.