12 Terms You'll Want To Know Before Buying Whiskey - Chowhound

Static Media / Shutterstock We all think we know what whiskey is: that strong, brown stuff that your dad and grandfather liked to enjoy after work and the star player in classic go-to cocktails such as Old Fashioneds and Manhattans. But hit most of us up for a technical definition of whiskey and we'd be stumped. What exactly is in it, and what distinguishes it from other brown liquors such as rum? And if you've…