Noun: whisky wis-kee
- A liquor made from fermented mash of grain
"He enjoyed a glass of single malt whisky after dinner";
- whiskey [N. Amer, Ireland], usquebaugh [UK, Ireland, dialect]
Derived forms: whiskies
Type of: hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn [informal], liquor, spirit [Brit], spirits [Brit], strong drink
Part of: manhattan, old-fashioned, rinky-dink [N. Amer, informal], vieux jeu, whiskey sour, whisky sour
Encyclopedia: Whisky