an alcoholic liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grain, as barley, rye, or corn, and usually containing from 43 to 50 percent alcohol.
a drink of whiskey.
a word used in communications to represent the letter W.
1705–15; short for whiskybae < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha, ultimately translation of Medieval Latin aqua vitae literally, water of life; cf. usquebaugh
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It is a deal that improves trade conditions for Scotch and Irish whiskey being sold to America, as well as US bourbon and used casks coming into the UK market.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
"The United States will allow preferential duty access for whiskey produced in the United Kingdom," Greer said in a statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The Louisville, Ky.-based spirits maker recently made a proposal to buy Brown-Forman, the maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey and other spirits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Two years later, I met my Bumble date at a North Hollywood bar shaped like a whiskey barrel, and my heart dropped the moment I saw him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Hopkins made millions working as a banker and grocer, and selling his own brand of whiskey, but he never married and had no children.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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