1. [N. Amer, Ireland] A liquor made from fermented mash of grain
   "He enjoyed a glass of single malt whiskey after dinner";
   - whisky, usquebaugh [UK, Ireland, dialect]
    
2. Whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
   "He savoured the smooth Irish whiskey";
   - Irish, Irish whiskey, Irish whisky

Derived forms: whiskeys

Type of: hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn [informal], liquor, spirit [Brit], spirits [Brit], strong drink

Part of: Irish coffee, manhattan, old-fashioned, rinky-dink [N. Amer, informal], vieux jeu, whiskey sour, whisky sour

Encyclopedia: Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey