noun / adjective
whiskey
WIS-kee/ˈwɪski/
A strong alcoholic drink distilled from fermented grain.
A glass of whiskey sits beside a bottle and an oak cask.
Etymology
Uisge beatha literally means “water of life,” a name for distilled spirits. Whiskey preserves that name for the strong alcoholic drink distilled from fermented grain.
In context
These zero-proof spirits are distilled to mimic the burn, the botanical complexity, and the mouthfeel of spirits like gin, whiskey, or tequila, just without the ethanol.
More examples
- He orders his whiskey with ice.
- The distillery makes several whiskeys from locally grown grain.
- She serves the bread pudding with whiskey sauce.
Forms
whiskey · whiskeys
distillery noun — a place where alcoholic spirits are produced
Similar words
- bourbon
- A type of American whiskey made primarily from corn.
- rye
- An American whiskey made primarily from rye grain.