Irish whiskey

noun

: whiskey made in Ireland chiefly of barley

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Bad news for cashews and Irish whiskey, not to mention pasta and olive oil. Mary Norris, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025 Last spring, Midleton released its oldest pot still Irish whiskey to date as part of the distillery’s bicentennial celebration. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2025 Miller is an Irish whiskey historian. Eric Blumer, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025 Splurges: There are whiskey dabblers, and then there are serious Irish whiskey aficionados. Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Irish whiskey

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1745, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Irish whiskey was circa 1745

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“Irish whiskey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Irish%20whiskey. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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