Whiskey
Distilled malt liquor
Whiskey is a distilled alcoholic spirit made from fermented grain mash—typically barley, corn, rye, or wheat—and aged in wooden barrels.
The spelling varies by region: whiskey in Ireland and the United States, whisky in Scotland and Canada.
Scotch is Scottish whisky; bourbon is American whiskey made primarily from corn.
He ordered a whiskey neat.
Corn-based American spirit
- scotchDecisively put an end to
- ryeHardy cereal crop
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- TennesseeSixteenth state admitted
single malt · blended · moonshine · Canadian · malt · grain · pot still · white dog
Alcohol manufacturing plant
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- agingGrowing older over time
- charred oakFire-blackened hardwood
- mashCrushed soft mixture
fermentation · copper pot · still · cask · bottling · proof · warehouse · master distiller
Orderly, or undiluted
- on the rocksWith ice, at bars
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- caramelCooked sugar confection
vanilla · oak · finish · nose · palate · dram · tasting notes · legs
NYC's densest borough
Illicit liquor establishment
- ProhibitionConstitutional alcohol ban era
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
tavern · flask · shot glass · decanter · toast · nightcap · happy hour · bar
First Greek letter
Tennessee sour mash whiskey
- JamesonIrish whiskey brand
- Johnnie WalkerBlended Scotch brand
- MacallanLuxury single malt brand
- Crown RoyalCanadian blended whisky brand
bourbon
Corn-based American spirit
Tennessee · single malt · blended · moonshine · Canadian · malt · grain · pot still · white dog
distillery
Alcohol manufacturing plant
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- agingGrowing older over time
- charred oakFire-blackened hardwood
mash · fermentation · copper pot · still · cask · bottling · proof · warehouse · master distiller · sour mash
neat
Orderly, or undiluted
- on the rocksWith ice, at bars
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
caramel · vanilla · oak · finish · nose · palate · dram · tasting notes · legs · mouthfeel
Manhattan
NYC's densest borough
speakeasy
Illicit liquor establishment
- ProhibitionConstitutional alcohol ban era
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
pub · tavern · flask · shot glass · decanter · toast · nightcap · happy hour · bar
alpha
First Greek letter
foxtrot · golf · hotel · kilo · lima · mike · papa · sierra · tango · uniform
Jack Daniel's
Tennessee sour mash whiskey
- JamesonIrish whiskey brand
- Johnnie WalkerBlended Scotch brand
- MacallanLuxury single malt brand
- TennesseeNashville, Great Smoky Mountains, Nashville hot chicken, Grand Ole Opry, Graceland
- Funny TownsClimax, Nothing, Eek
- SIG SauerLegion, 1911
Whiskeyvodka
Clear distilled spirit
gin · white rum · silver tequila · soju · sake
Whiskeywater
Clear essential liquid
sobriety · abstinence · teetotalism · tea · milk
Whiskeybeer
Fermented grain drink
light beer · wine cooler · hard seltzer · shandy · near beer
- whiskey sourBourbon-citrus mixed drink
- neat whiskey
- whiskey barrelOak vessel for aging liquor
- rye whiskeySpirit from grain
- whiskey neatSpirit served undiluted
- malt whiskeyDistilled barley spirit, aged