Irish whiskey
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈwɪski/
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whisky irlandés
- After dinner, I like to relax with a glass of Irish whiskey while enjoying the soft music.
- a bottle of Irish whiskey
- drinking Irish whiskey
- good Irish whiskey
So if that was a little bit of Irish whiskey, all right.
- So if that was a little bit of Irish whiskey, all right.
- OK, hiatus is head and shoulders above most tequilas, let alone an Irish whiskey.
- Whether you're celebrating, commemorating, or just kicking back, it's always better to have a glass of Jameson Irish whiskey.
- So no, you brought us some bun ratty Irish whiskey and that is a does that say potato malt on the bottom?
Examples
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Wynn returns with a bottle of Irish whiskey and two shot glasses.
Fiction book (1995) -
All was well, and I poured myself a little Irish whiskey to take some of the tightness out of my neck and shoulders.
Fiction book (2000) -
So if that was a little bit of Irish whiskey, all right.
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If you mean a case of Irish whiskey for my father, I am.
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I always drink Irish whiskey at the end of the term.
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I fancy a bottle of that Irish whiskey.
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The only whiskey is Irish whiskey.
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I'll have your best Irish whiskey, neat.
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Can I get an Irish whiskey and a vodka tonic, please?
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Could I offer either of you two gentlemen a wee jolt of Irish whiskey to usher in the New Year?
Synonyms
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3.2
A strong alcoholic drink made by distilling, like whiskey or vodka
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2.8
A drink with alcohol that people make from grain and leave in wooden barrels to age
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9.9
A strong alcoholic drink, especially whiskey, used in Ireland
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3.0
Strong alcoholic drinks like whiskey, vodka, or gin
A type of whiskey made in Ireland
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase: the adjective 'Irish' specifies origin and 'whiskey' names the product, so a learner who knows both words will understand it as whiskey from Ireland. The phrase follows a common cross-linguistic adj+noun pattern and requires no idiomatic knowledge beyond the constituent meanings.
Etymology
Irish whiskey comes from a simple idea: Irish makers made this whiskey in Ireland from barley and let it age until it tasted smooth. So, the phrase means 'a whiskey made in Ireland'.