That's Gaelic for "water of life." This
site has the history of Scotch whiskey, known around the world as plain Whiskey, except in the US and Canada, where we also have cheap Canadadadian whisky for a cheap drunk, and rich, smoky, earthy, sweet Bourbon from deep in the Southern hollers. We like Maker's Mark, for bourbon. For holiday eggnog - any bourbon, and never rum. But Scotch whiskeys are the ultimate expression of the distiller's God-given art.