Uisge-beatha is the name given to whiskey in Scottish Gaelic, and the word "whisky" comes from "uisge". Uisge-beatha can literally be translated as "water of life".

Blended Scotch whiskeys are malt or grain whiskeys made entirely in Scotland and are divided into five distinct categories: single malt, single grain, blended malt, blended grain and blended whisky. At Ballantines, we blend malt and grain whiskeys from the four corners of Scotland: Speyside, Islay, the Highlands and the Lowlands.