Irish whiskey

American  

noun

1. any whiskey made in Ireland, characteristically a product of barley.

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Irish whiskey British  

noun

1. any of the whiskeys made in Ireland, usually from malt and subject to three distillations

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Etymology

Origin of Irish whiskey

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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Irish whiskey

Someone ordered an Irish whiskey and didn’t incite a diplomatic incident.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

The country makes up about a third of Irish whiskey exports and almost 18% of champagne exports.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025

Under Mr. Menezes, Diageo expanded its tequila offerings, trading its Bushmills Irish whiskey brand to Casa Cuervo in exchange for complete control of its Don Julio tequila brand and $408 million in cash in 2014.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

Here’s a bright and bittersweet Irish whiskey drink from Jillian Vose, head bartender at the Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog in New York City.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022

There were physicians relying upon alchemy and astrology; the Royal Touch was held efficacious; and in the materia medica of the period were such substances as foxes' lungs, oils of wolves, and Irish whiskey.

From Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 by Hughes, Thomas Proctor