Whiskey

A moniker as smooth as Whiskey will suit a tiny tot who'll approach every day with a warm and curious heart. Most recognizable as a beverage name, Whiskey describes the distilled liquor made from fermented cereal grains. Though Irish monks may have been the first to put "whiskey in the jar," other countries like Scotland, Canada, and the United States have long legacies of whiskey-making. Just as the process of distilling and bottling it goes back centuries, the name whiskey stems from the ancient Celtic word usquebaugh. Translating to uisce beathadh in Irish and uisge beatha in Scots Gaelic, usquebaugh means "water of life," perhaps celebrating whiskey's initial usage as medicine. Today, whiskey is found on the top shelf rather than in medicine bottles, but it's still a beloved hot beverage for those who live in cool climates. This gender-neutral moniker is spelled with an -e in Ireland and the United States, and without in Scotland and Canada, yet another "neat" fact you can tell sweet Whiskey about their name.