Do not infer a modern product identity solely from an early use of the word whiskey or a cognate.
Kosar surveys historical spellings, word usage, and the difficulty of interpreting early written references.
Before 1900, words such as brandy, liquor, usquebaugh, and whiskey were used inconsistently, sometimes for medicinal or flavored beverages unlike modern grain whiskey; early references therefore cannot be read as stable modern categories.
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We Say 'Whiskey,' But They Said . . .
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