whisky
type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash
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Summary
whisky ranks in the top 0.37% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,405 views/month, #288 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: grain spirit[2]
- Commons category: Whisky[3]
- Country of origin: Ireland[4], Scotland[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Whisky[6]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13]
- Native label: Whiskey[14], Whisky[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
- Wikimedia outline: Outline of whisky[17]
- 2022 Harmonized System Code: 220830[18]
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Influence
Things named for whisky include Whisky Bay[19], a bay[20].
Why It Matters
whisky has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] whisky is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]
Entities named for whisky include Whisky Bay[19], a bay[20].