Wuski an yi shi da hatsi kuma yana girma a cikin ganga.
Idan aka raba bisa ga manyan nau'o'i, ana iya raba barasa zuwa nau'i uku: ganyayen giya, giyar da aka daskare, da gaurayewar giya.Daga cikin su, whiskey na cikin ruhohin ruhohi ne, wanda wani nau'in giya ne.
Kasashe da yawa a duniya suna yin barasa, amma ma'anar wiski da aka saba amfani da su shine "an yi ruwan inabi da hatsi kuma an girma cikin ganga".Sharuɗɗa uku na albarkatun hatsi, distillation, da maturation na ganga dole ne a cika su a lokaci guda kafin a iya kiransa "whiskey".Saboda haka, brandy wanda aka yi da inabi ba shakka ba wuski ba ne.Gin, vodka, da shochu wanda aka yi da hatsi a matsayin kayan albarkatun kasa kuma ba a balaga ba a cikin ganga ba shakka ba za a iya kiransa whiskey ba.
Akwai manyan wuraren samar da wiski guda 5 (duba teburin da ke ƙasa), kuma ana kiran su manyan whiskey biyar na duniya.
| Asalin | Kashi | Albarkatun kasa | Hanyar distillation | Lokacin ajiya |
| Scotland | Malt wuski | malt sha'ir kawai | Distilled sau biyu | Fiye da shekaru 3 |
| Hatsi Whiskey | masara, alkama, sha'ir malt | Ci gaba da distillation | ||
| Ireland | Jug distilled wuski | sha'ir, sha'ir malt | Distilled sau biyu | Fiye da shekaru 3 |
| Hatsi Whiskey | masara, alkama, sha'ir, sha'ir malt | Ci gaba da distillation | ||
| Amurka | Bourbon Whiskey | masara (fiye da 51%), hatsin rai, sha'ir, sha'ir malt | Ci gaba da distillation | Fiye da shekaru 2 |
| Ruhohi tsaka tsaki hatsi | masara, sha'ir malt | Ci gaba da distillation | babu bukata | |
| Kanada | Wuski mai ɗanɗano | hatsin rai, masara, Rye Malt, sha'ir malt | Ci gaba da distillation | Fiye da shekaru 3 |
| Gishiri mai tushe | masara, sha'ir malt | Ci gaba da distillation | ||
| Japan | Malt wuski | sha'ir malt | Distilled sau biyu | babu bukata |
| Hatsi Whiskey | masara, sha'ir malt | Ci gaba da distillation |
Lokacin aikawa: Yuli-13-2021