On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:37:02 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

Indeed. I much prefer whiskey to whisky (although I never turn down a
kind offer). I can't help feeling that, somehow, the Scots have never
quite got the hang of making it.

I'm Scottish and can't stand the blended ****. Malts, otoh, fill me
with delight, especially with some ginger ale [1], and some of them
don't even give me a banging headache next day.
Irish Whiskey goes down a treat too - preferably Jimmy's.

[1] **** off, purists.