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bourbon

bourbon

94 5.3
A strong brown whiskey from the United States made mainly from corn and aged in burned oak barrels
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜrbən/
translation icon : bourbon
  • I enjoy sipping a smooth glass of bourbon by the fireplace.
  • bourbon whiskey
  • bottle of bourbon
  • drink bourbon

Side note, love your bourbon, love your suit.

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Examples

  • I have a lovely bottle of bourbon right here.

  • I followed him to the kitchen and watched him pour bourbon into a glass and drink it down.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • And as I watched her down her bourbon, I thought: yes, all right, it'll do.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • He'd ordered another bourbon and Coke from the waitress and said, "You only turn 50 once."

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Father Conroy raises his glass of bourbon in a little toast to Joe, and then takes a healthy swallow.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The bartender recommended a top-shelf bourbon for my cocktail.

  • He prefers his bourbon neat, without any mixers.

Synonyms

whiskey
vsbourbon
  • US
282 2.8

A drink with alcohol that people make from grain and leave in wooden barrels to age

is a specific American corn-based variety aged in charred oak barrels

Antonyms

A drink that does not contain alcohol

Compounds

A European royal family that ruled France and later Spain and southern Italy

How Rye-Flavored

rye whiskey
  • US
2 3.5
bourbon
94 5.3

Surface Forms

bourbon singular
bourbons plural

Etymology

Bourbon comes from Bourbon County in Kentucky, which was named for the French royal family called the House of Bourbon. Whiskey made in that area became known as 'bourbon', so the place name became the name of this American whiskey.