Whiskey, right? That gets mistaken for scotch (6)
I believe the answer is:
thwart
'scotch' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'whiskey right? that gets mistaken' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'whiskey' could be 'w' (alpha bravo charlie delta ...) and 'w' is found in the answer.
'right?' could be 'rt' (abbreviation as in Rt Hon- the Right Honourable) and 'rt' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thwart that I've seen before include "Frustrate or foil" , "Prevent from succeeding" , "seat for oarsman" , "Oppose successfully" , "Stymie" .)