Definition of Irish whiskey

1. Noun. Whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley.

Exact synonyms: Irish, Irish Whisky
Generic synonyms: Whiskey, Whisky
Specialized synonyms: Poteen
Substance meronyms: Irish Coffee
Derivative terms: Irish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Irish Whiskey

Irish pennants
Irish people
Irish person
Irish potato
Irish pound
Irish punt
Irish setter
Irish soda bread
Irish stew
Irish strawberry
Irish terrier
Irish twin
Irish twins
Irish water spaniel
Irish waterfall
Irish whiskey (current term)
Irish whisky
Irish wolfhound
Irishism
Irishisms
Irishly
Irishman
Irishmen
Irishness
Irishry
Irishwoman
Irishwomen
Irkutsk
Irma
Iron Age

Literary usage of Irish whiskey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bayadere and Other Sonnets by Francis Saltus Saltus (1894)
"Irish whiskey. From Cork to Tipperary and Tralee, There 's been more laughter, jollity and fun Than ..."

2. Flasks and Flagons: Pastels and Profiles, Vistas and Landscapes by Francis Saltus Saltus (1892)
"... Irish whiskey. From Cork to Tipperary and Tralee, There's been more laughter, jollity and fun Than ..."

3. The Wild Irishman by Thomas William Hodgson Crosland (1905)
"Irish whiskey becomes as the Irish, who should be nimble, and neat, ... The effect of Irish whiskey upon Ireland is a matter that might fittingly form the ..."

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