Scotch whisky Scotch whisky , often shortened to Scotch , was an Earth alcohol ic beverage , a whisky originating from Scotland . Scotch was one of the many alcoholic beverages enjoyed by Zefram Cochrane . In April 2063 , the night before his historic warp flight abroad the " Phoenix " , Cochrane , who along with Deanna Troi was already drunk on multiple shots of tequila , poured a glass of Scotch for Troi and himself , telling her it was the " good stuff " - though after seeing her less - than - thrilled reaction ( a spectacle which Will Riker , having just discovered her in the bar , very much enjoyed witnessing ) , he decided it wasn ' t so good after all and threw the bottle on the ground , almost hitting Riker . The following evening , after the Vulcan survey ship " " followed the " Phoenix " back to Earth and made First Contact , Cochrane served Scotch to the visitors , making the beverage the first example of Human cuisine consumed by an ( acknowledged ) alien race . ( ) In 2153 , Arctic Archaeology Team scientist made a bet with Commander about the discovery of a crashed vessel , and won a bottle of Scotch . Unfortunately , he was assimilated by the Borg before he could claim his prize . ( ) Later that year , shortly after departed from Earth on a heading to , Captain Jonathan Archer and Commander Charles Tucker III shared a bottle of Scotch in the vessel ' s mess hall . At one point , they toast ed a round of the drink to Henry Archer . ( ) Jonathan Archer was fond of Scotch . In 2154 , after returning to Earth from the Delphic Expanse , Archer ordered Scotch in a bar in San Francisco . ( ) Montgomery Scott had a refined taste for Scotch . Scott ' s palate was sensitive enough to tell the synthehol variety from the real thing . Chekov once claimed that Scotch " " was inwented [ " sic " ] by a little old lady from Leningrad , " " when Scott attested to Scotch ' s superiority over vodka . " In the alternate reality , made the same claim to an alien woman at ' s birthday party in 2263 . Previously , took a bottle of Scotch from Chekov ' s possessions to drink with Kirk , and its existence surprised both as they thought " he only liked vodka " . " ( ; ; ) Scott also used a bottle of Scotch to intoxicate one of multiple Kelvan s who took control of the in 2268 . ( ) After an incident on Nimbus III , Scott offered Klingon General Korrd some Scotch with the words , " " I never thought I ' d " ever " be drinking with a Klingon . " " ( ) McNary offered to stop by Dixon Hill ' s office with a bottle of Scotch . ( ) Dixon Hill ordered himself a neat Scotch at Rex ' s Bar . According to Rex , it was Hill ' s usual beverage . ( ) Julian Bashir and Miles O ' Brien drank Scotch and sang " Jerusalem " in 2371 . ( ) Scotch was a favorite of Julian Bashir ' s after leaving the Battle of Britain holoprogram . He liked it neat . ( ) Benjamin Sisko served Scotch at a dinner he had organized for his senior staff in late 2373 . ( ) In 2374 , Worf and Miles O ' Brien wagered a bottle of bloodwine against a bottle of Scotch whisky if Jadzia Dax beat Quark in a game of tongo . Quark was triumphant and O ' Brien told Worf that he would like " " single malt , preferably something from the Highlands . " " ( ) Several weeks later , Scotch was served at Lisa Cusak ' s wake . ( ) Miles O ' Brien replicated a chewing gum , called Wee Bairnes , in the flavor of Scotch , and gave a piece to Julian Bashir . ( ) Scotch was also available in Vic ' s Las Vegas Lounge . Vic Fontaine himself enjoyed it . ( )