Spelling debates/Whiskey or whisky

The article "Whiskey" uses the Irish/American spelling throughout. I gather the policy here is to use British spellings, whcih would mean that for any spoken use it ought to be "whisky" unless indicated otherwise, and any print uses ought to follow whatever was actually published (and that will most probably be "whisky"). Thoughts appreciated, especially from somebody who knows how to change the name of the article