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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Scotch whisky

Summary

Scotch whisky ranks in the top 0.68% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,159 views/month, #527 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Scotch whisky's main regulatory text is recorded as The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009[2].
  • Scotch whisky is a type of whisky[3].
  • Scotch whisky's Commons category is recorded as Whisky from Scotland[4].
  • Scotch whisky's country of origin is recorded as Scotland[5].
  • Scotch whisky's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scotch whisky[6].
  • Scotch whisky's Commons gallery is recorded as Scotch whisky[7].
  • Scotch whisky's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.wordlift.io/wl0164/entity/scotch-814452[8].
  • Scotch whisky's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+177154'}[9].

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Definition and Type

Scotch whisky is a type of whisky[3].

Influence

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

Why It Matters

Scotch whisky ranks in the top 0.68% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,159 views/month, #527 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  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. 7d 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 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007581407305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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