Ballantines

Uisge-beatha is the name for whisky in Scottish Gaelic, with the word 'whisky' stemming from a mispronunciation of the word 'uisge'. Uisge-beatha literally translates as 'water of life'.

But where does Scotch come into this? Scotch is malt or grain whisky made entirely in Scotland and it's split into five distinct categories: single malt, single grain, blended malt, blended grain, and blended whisky. At Ballantine’s we’re blending malt and grain whisky from the four corners of Scotland. These include Speyside, Islay, Highlands, and Lowlands.