Whiskey Bottom Road largest remaining stand of woods in Laurel. The majority of these woods were cleared in 2010 for the North Laurel Community Center. The road name has been spelled Whisky Bottom Road" and more recently, Whiskey Bottom Road". Although both are valid spellings, the later name associates it with liquor distilled in America or Ireland rather than Canada, Japan or Wales. Western sections of the original road ran past the farm of the Scaggs family, in Scaggsville, Maryland, and have the name Scaggsville Road. Just like Whiskey Bottom, the name Scaggsville was considered distasteful enough to warrant a name change by
Paddy Whiskey order "simplify" their portfolio, and allow for more targeted investment in their other Irish whiskey brands, such as Jameson and Powers. At the time of the sale, Paddy was the fourth largest selling Irish whiskey brand in the world, with sales of 200,000 9-litre cases per annum, across 28 countries worldwide. Paddy whiskey is distilled three times and matured in oak casks for up to seven years. Compared with other Irish whiskeys, Paddy has a comparatively low pot still content and a high malt content in its blend. Jim Murray, author of the Whiskey bible, has rated Paddy as "one