Much Whiskey, many whiskey, a lot of whiskey

[jkrause]

There are some nouns that you can count, like tables, chairs, people, bottles, and plants. These are called count nouns. There are some nouns you can’t count, like love, liberty, flour, water, whiskey, sand, pain, and milk. When we talk about the count nouns we use MANY and when we talk about the noncount nouns we use MUCH. I remember it this way: If you can count it, you would use the word that you can split into two syllables and count:- MANY. If you can’t count it, then you would use the word that you can’t split into two syllables:- MUCH.
So an English speaker would NOT say “Are there many whiskey in Singapore?” but we would say “Is there much whiskey in Singapore?” On the other hand, we would also say “Are there many bottles of whiskey in Singapore?” because we can count the bottles but not the whiskey.
Another thing to remember is that we only use MUCH for questions and negative statements.
Here in America we also use the phrase A LOT OF. This can be used for either count or noncount nouns. We always use A LOT OF for positive statements. For negative statements and questions we use either A LOT OF or MUCH. In a question, though, using the word MUCH conveys more of a sense of urgency or concern while A LOT OF gives the impression that it’s just a simple question.
·He has a lot of whiskey in his house. He has much whiskey in his house.
·He doesn’t have a lot of / much whiskey in his house.
·Does he have a lot of / much whiskey in his house?
·I feel a lot of pain in my leg.
·I don’t feel a lot of / much pain in my leg.
·Do you feel a lot of / much pain in your leg?
·I need a lot of flour for this bread.
·I don’t need a lot of / much flour for this bread.
·Do I need a lot of / much flour for this bread?
·They have a lot of liberty in that country.
·They don’t have a lot of / much liberty in that country.
·Do they have a lot of / much liberty in that country.
·She has a lot of love fore her family.
·She doesn’t have a lot of / much love fro her family.
·Does she have a lot of / much love for her family?

[Anglika]

Are you asking something or just passing on something?

[bhaisahab]

Hi,
In fact, it can depend on context, like so mant things in language. For example, there are several different whiskies, Irish, Scotch, Bourbon, Rye, Single Malt, Blended etc., also people can suffer from different aches and pains.