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Scotch whisky

malt or grain whisky (or a blend of the two), made in Scotland in a manner specified by law
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Summary

Scotch whisky ranks in the top 0.68% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,404 views/month, #527 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Main regulatory text: The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009[2]
  • Subclass of: whisky[3]
  • Commons category: Whisky from Scotland[4]
  • Country of origin: Scotland[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Scotch whisky[6]
  • Commons gallery: Scotch whisky[7]
  • WordLift URL: http://data.wordlift.io/wl0164/entity/scotch-814452[8]
  • Social media followers: 177,154[9]

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Influence

Things named for Scotch whisky include Scotty[10], a skeleton[11].

Why It Matters

Scotch whisky has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for it include Scotty[10], a skeleton[11].

Related Entities

Scotland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [8] ↑ . whisky-circle.info. whisky-circle.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · JhowieNitnek · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q140937730
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: Q140937730"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main regulatory text → The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009
    Subclass of → whisky
    Subclass of → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+177154'}
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007581407305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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