Mike Wade, A whisky on Burns Night? How about a wee dram of Taiwanese?
The Times of London, Jan. 25, 2010. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article7000931.ece
Note:
(1) Whisky http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky
Quote:
"The word 'whisky' is believed to have been coined by soldiers of King Henry
II who invaded Ireland in the 12th century as they struggled to pronounce
the native Irish words uisce beatha [ɪʃkʲə bʲah
601;], meaning 'water of life'. Over t