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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

“Can you believe they froze me out of the Irish whiskey?”

From New York Times

They were surprised to find a specific section dedicated to Irish whiskey drinks.

From Washington Post

The EU regulations that separate poitín from Irish whiskey seem mostly to separate it from whiskey in particular, although it sometimes is referred to as white whiskey.

From Seattle Times