[BNM] Geek Whisky Thing – March 17

[Felix Cohen]

The NYT has recently updated their style guide on this:

http://thepour.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/for-whiskey-everything-in-its-place/?apage=1

Scotch and Canadian whisky. Everything else is whiskey...


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On 3 Mar 2009, at 11:05, Robert Stevens wrote:

>
> --- On Tue, 3/3/09, David Elliott <david at elliott.uk.com> wrote:
>
>> Date: Tuesday, 3 March, 2009, 11:01 AM
>> Hola David,
>>
>> Historians believe that on 03 March 2009 , at 10:50:19[GMT
>> +0000](which was
>> 10:50 where I live) you wrote:
>>
>>>> For those of you not going to SxSW, we've got
>> a St. Patrick’s day
>>>> treat – The Geek Whicky Thing.
>>>>
>>>> Whisky blogger Kami Newton will lead an evening of
>> spirit-based fun as
>>>> we learn about the finer points of Irish Whisky.
>>>>
>>>> Kami's blog: http://www.maltncopper.com/
>>>>
>>>> We will be tasting whiskeys from one or two other
>> regions too, for the
>>>> purpose of comparison.
>>>>
>>>> It should be a good night, hope to see you there.
>>>>
>>>> Tuesday March 17, 2009 at 8:00pm
>>>> 13 Brunswick Square
>>>> Hove
>>>> BN3 1EH
>>>>
>>>> Tickets: £15 (which is really good value
>> considering all the great
>>>> booze you'll get)
>>>>
>>>> Full info and ticket link:
>> http://icanhaz.com/geekwhiskything
>>
>>> Glenlivet 15 Year = yum
>>
>> That is Scottish. :)
>>
>
> ...and any Whisky other than Scotch is spelled with the 'e' as in  
> Whiskey.
> Or are there exceptions? :)
>
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