Whiskey

Definition: Whiskey

Whiskey

Noun

1. Made from fermented mash of grain.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "whiskey" was first used: 1715. (references)

Synonym: Whiskey

Crosswords: Whiskey

German (whiskey).

Where I will unveil a fifth of whiskey, I have hidden here under my loose, flowing sports shirt (From Here to Eternity; writing credit: Ernest Tidyman)

When I drink whiskey, I drink whiskey; and when I drink water, I drink water (The Quiet Man; writing credit: Frank S. Nugent; Maurice Walsh)

I take a whiskey drink, I take a coffee drink, and when I have to pee, I use the kitchen sink (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Hello, whiskey! (Age-Old Friends; writing credit: Bob Larbey)

Vodka stinger with a whiskey back and step on it. (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás)

Make our own whiskey (A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2K Verison); performing artist: Chad Brock)

He drinks a whiskey drink (Tubthumping; performing artist: Chumbawamba)

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye (American Pie; performing artist: Don McLean)

Where the whiskey drowns ("Friends in Low Places"; performing artist: Garth Brooks)

His blood's bad whiskey (RAISED ON ROBBERY; performing artist: Joni Mitchell)

Irish Whiskey Rebellion (1972)

Sam Whiskey (1969)

The Days of Whiskey Gap (1961)

Pauvre John ou Les aventures d'un buveur de whiskey (1907)

Dewars Scotch Whiskey (1897)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• The 2000-2005 Outlook for Whiskey in Asia (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution (reference)

• The World Whiskey Guide (reference)

• Whiskey Island (reference)

• Whiskey River (The Sundown Riders) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Return to Whiskey Mountain (reference)

• Scotland's Malt Whiskey Trail (reference)

• Spirit of Whiskey Mountain (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Live at the Whiskey a Go-Go [LIVE] (reference)

• Whiskey Before Breakfast (reference)

• Whiskey Store (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Blues Guitar: Paul Black's Whiskey Cigarettes & Gumbo Loop Library (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Spiegelau Whiskey Rocks Glasses, Set of 6 (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The Republican drag "Free Whiskey". Credit: Library of Congress.

The Ohio whiskey war - the ladies of Logan singing hymns in front of barrooms in aid of the temperance movement. Credit: Library of Congress.

"When the Spring-time comes, gentle"--Indian! Polygamous barbarian: "Much guns, much ammunition much whiskey, and much kill pale-face."/ / Th. Nast. Exiles from Russia--their first day in New York / from a sketch by S.F. Yeager. Credit: Library of Congress.

Cartoon showing Ulysses S. Grant, as an acrobat, on trapeze "third term," holding on to "whiskey ring" and "Navy ring," with strap "corruption" in his mouth, holding up other acrobats, Shepard, George M. Robeson, William W. Belknap, Murphy, Williams, and. Credit: Library of Congress.

Production. Industrial alcohol. Grain meal is weighed on automatic scales and dispensed into cooking vessels preparatory to the making of industrial alcohol in a converted whiskey distillery. Credit: Library of Congress.

White Horse Whiskey advertisement in front of Horse and Hound Inn on Route 6. Watertown, Connecticut. Credit: Library of Congress.

Leon's Delicatessen. Window display of whiskey at Leon's Delicatessen I. Credit: Library of Congress.

Cases of whiskey confiscated by the U.S. Internal Revenue Bureau. Credit: Library of Congress.

Bottles and barrel of confiscated whiskey. Credit: Library of Congress.

Hypnotist directing people to do unusual activities: woman playing table like a keyboard instrument, man riding chair like a racehorce, men using broom and umbrella as musical instruments, man with whiskey bottle. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Civil Liberties

Vietnam

Under threat of physical abuse or confiscation of property, ethnic minority Protestants allegedly are made to sign a formal, written renunciation or to undergo a symbolic ritual, which includes drinking rice whiskey mixed with animal blood. (references)

Political Economy

Sudan

Police took a camera, a file of newspaper cuttings, five boxes of slides, a corrector tape, three floppy disks, and a bottle of whiskey. (references)

COLOMBIA

Colombia also assesses a discriminatory VAT of 35 percent on whiskey aged for less than 12 years, which is more characteristic of U.S. whiskey, versus a rate of 20 percent for whiskey aged for 12 or more years, most of which comes from Europe. (references)

Trade

Costa Rica

Among the highest taxed items are arms and munitions (75 percent), costume jewelry (50 percent), fireworks (50 percent), whiskey (50 percent), new and used vehicles (varies), and wine and beer (40 percent). (references)

Cyprus

Other than import tariffs, there is a 10.0 percent value added tax (VAT), which is destined to increase gradually to 15 percent by January 1, 2003. The Temporary Refugee Levy (TRL), a temporary tax on imports introduced in 1974 in addition to tariffs, has been abolished for most products as of January 1, 1998. A very small number of "luxury" products such as cookies and whiskey still carry a 5.0-6.0 percent TRL. (references)

Brazil

Breeder livestock (cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses and donkeys, including semen and embryos); wine and brandy, distilled spirits (rum, wodka and whiskey); fresh vegetables (asparagus, beans, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn, garlic, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes); canned vegetables (asparagus, beans, carrots, corn, peas, tomatoes and tomato paste); frozen vegetables (beans, broccoli, carrots, corn and spinach); peanut butter or peanut flour; dairy products (butter, butter oil, ghee, anhydrous milk fat, non-fat and whole milk powder, whey powder, whey protein concentrate, lactose, non-sweetened condensed milk, fluid milk, lecithin and cheese); ice cream; meat, frozen or chilled (beef, pork and their products);wheat, wheat flour, semolina; cotton, 100% cotton yarn, 100% cotton fabrics (woven and knit unbleached/bleached/dyed, and/or printed); rice; feed grains (barley, including malting barley, white corn, yellow corn, sorghum and oats); corn products (flour, starch, corn meal, popcorn and gluten); pulses(dry beans, peas and lentils), poultry breeder stock (baby chicks, turkey pouts and hatching eggs); eggs and egg products (fresh, dry, refrigerated, frozen, albumin, etc); fresh fruits (apples, apricots, avocados, blueberries, cherries, grapes, grapefruit, kiwi, lemons, melons, nectarines, oranges, pears, plums, peaches, raspberries and tangerines); hops: hops extract; tallow: grease, lard, barley malt; potatoes(cut and chilled or frozen; flakes, granules); peanuts; commercially prepared dog and cat food, animal feed ingredients, fish food; seeds for sowing; almonds ( walnuts, pistachios, hazelnut and pecan); dry fruits, frozen fruits, canned fruits, fruit pure and fruit pulp, 100% natural fruit juice; seafood (fresh and frozen);tomato paste; alfalfa; honey; skins; nutritional beverages preparations (for human consumption); soy protein products; vegetable oils; wood; beer; cereals; preparation for breads and pizzas (powder, refrigerated of frozen); canned pickles; ready-to-eat meals; soft drinks and sodas; soups and sauces. (references)

Travel

Korea

The heavy drinking of the Korean alcohol, Soju, beer, whiskey or other liquor is commonplace in establishing a personal, business relationship. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "whiskey": blended whiskey ♦ corn whiskey ♦ cup of whiskey ♦ irish whiskey ♦ malt whiskey ♦ rye whiskey ♦ scotch whiskey ♦ sour mash whiskey ♦ whiskey bottle ♦ Whiskey Creek ♦ whiskey jug ♦ whiskey neat ♦ whiskey on the rocks ♦ whiskey Ring ♦ whiskey sour. Additional references.

Beginning with "whiskey": Whiskey-a-gogo, whiskey-and-forecast.

Ending with "whiskey": tim-whiskey.

Afrikaans

whisky (whisky). (various references)

Albanian

uiski (whisky). (various references)

Arabic 

‏وسكي شراب مسكري, ‏جرعة ويسكي. (various references)

Bulgarian 

уиски (rye, rye whisky, scotch, tanglefoot, usquebaugh, whisky). (various references)

Chinese 

威士忌酒 (Whiskeys, Whiskies, Whisky). (various references)

Czech

whisky (whisky). (various references)

Dutch

whisky (whisky). (various references)

Esperanto

viskio (whisky). (various references)

Finnish

viski (whisky). (various references)

French

whisky (whisky). (various references)

French Canadian

whisky. (various references)

German

Whisky (bourbon, rye, scotch, scotch whiskey, whisky). (various references)

Greek 

ουίσκι (scotch, scotch 1). (various references)

Hungarian

whisky (hard stuff, john barleycorn, red-eye, tanglefoot, usquebaugh, whisky). (various references)

Irish

uisce beatha (whisky), fuisce (whisky). (various references)

Italian

whisky (bourbon, whisky). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

ウィジャ板 (blinker, ouija board, virus, whisky, wings, wink, winker, Wisconsin, wit). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ウィスキー (whisky). (various references)

Korean 

위스키 (Whiskeys, Whiskies, Whisky). (various references)

Manx

bine (drink, drop, peg of whiskey). (various references)

Papiamen

wiski (whisky). (various references)

Pig Latin

iskeywhay.(various references)

Portuguese

uísque (fly paper, tanglefoot, usquebaugh, whisky). (various references)

Romanian

whisky (whisky). (various references)

Russian 

виски (eau-de-vie, mountain dew, usquebaugh, whisky, wisky). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

viski (firewater). (various references)

Spanish

whisky (whisky), güisqui (whisky), el whiskey. (various references)

Swedish

amerikansk whisky. (various references)

Tagalog

wíski (whisky). (various references)

Turkish

viski (scotch, whisky), vískí (whisky). (various references)

Ukrainian

віскі (whisky), двоколісний екіпаж (whisky). (various references)

Zulu

uwiski (whisky). (various references)

uisce. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "whiskey": whiskeys. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Whiskey" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Weiske, Wisbey, wiskey, wisky. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: whisky.

-2 letters: hikes, sheik, skiey, wheys, whisk, yikes.

-3 letters: hews, hies, hike, keys, khis, shew, sike, skew, syke, whey, whys, wise, wish, wyes, yews, ywis.

-4 letters: hes, hew, hey, hie, his, key, khi, sei, sew, she, shy, ski, sky, why, wis, wye, yeh, yes, yew.

-5 letters: eh, es, he, hi, is, sh, si, we, ye.

+1 letter: whiskery, whiskeys.