malt whisky

American  

noun

1. whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.

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malt whisky British  

noun

1. whisky made from malted barley

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Example Sentences

The proposal to allow English single malt whisky is part of a wider application to Defra by the guild for geographical indication for English whisky.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

A blend of Scottish malt whisky and younger American single malt.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2019

One other important Scotch category exists, blended malt whisky, a combination of two or more single malts.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2018

There's only one place that could call itself the malt whisky valley, and that's Speyside.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2013

There's a nice performance from Ken Stott as Balin, with an outrageous big purple-ish nose, as if he's spent his time in exile drinking malt whisky.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2012