Irish whiskey

noun

: whiskey made in Ireland chiefly of barley

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Twelve in 2018, which became a best-selling Irish whiskey here in the U.S., but sold a majority stake in 2021 to Proximo Spirits. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 May 2025 This is fine for someone whose experience has taken him from places like the Four Seasons in Dublin, where even back in the early oughts, the whiskey bar boasted more than 90 Irish whiskeys at a time before the nation’s more recent explosion of small producers. Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025 The whiskey collection offers a range of classic Irish whiskeys and some rarer and lesser-known options. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 This is the first time Irish whiskey volumes have surpassed Scotch whiskey since Prohibition. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 May 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 25 May. 2025.

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