Whether you call them whisky drinks (as the Scottish and Canadians spell it) or whiskey drinks (as Americans and Irish spell it,) you should not simply call for whiskey.

Although water may be added to whiskey to great effect, malt whiskey should not be chilled or mixed, as doing so results in an unfortunate loss of bouquet and subtlety. Indeed, Irish whiskey should almost never be mixed, but Bourbon (a class of American whiskey) is a part of the basis of the Old-Fashioned and Whiskey Sour while rye whiskey forms the basis of the popular Manhattan.

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