Whisky

I had no idea that American corn whiskey was not wood-aged...

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A glass of whisky

Whisky (Scottish English and British English) or whiskey (Hiberno-English and American English^[1]) is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn). Whisky is aged in wooden casks, made generally of charred white oak, except that in the United States corn whiskey need not be aged.

Whisky is documented in Ireland and Scotland in the 15th century.^[2][3] Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and aging in wood. Indian whisky is an exception, where grain fermentation is not a requirement and the most common basis is fermented molasses. The requirement for aging in wood is also not entirely universal.