Irish whiskey

noun

: whiskey made in Ireland chiefly of barley

Examples of Irish whiskey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For decades, the Irish whiskey category was basically dominated by two distilleries: Midleton, where bands like Jameson and Redbreast are made, and Bushmills in Northern Ireland. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 June 2024 Lavish subsidies have helped make Europe a net exporter of agricultural products, with early concerns about food security long since displaced by a global thirst for Irish whiskey and Dutch beer and hunger for Irish butter and French cheese. Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 2 May 2024 That is the case with this fantastic entry in the Master Blenders’ series, a 10-year-old bourbon finished in Redbreast single pot still Irish whiskey casks for 15 months. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 May 2024 The cocktail bar, which debuted last month at 208 W. Lexington Ave. on Independence Square, stocks about 100 bottles of the stuff: bourbon, rye, scotch, Irish whiskey. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Irish whiskey 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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