In Scotland, whisky was originally called Uisge Beath.  Uisge Beath is the Scottish Gaelic translation of the Latin term for distilled alcohol: “acqua vitae”, or “water of life”.  Over time, the phrase uisge beath was shortened to simply “uisge” (sounds like “oosh-gae”). Eventually, uisge evolved into the word “whisky” we use today. source:historic-uk.com, lyrics by Hozier from “The Humours of Whiskey” #worldwhiskyday #whisky #scotland #hozier #kilt