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whisky

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noun

  1. a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

Examples

Put all the fruit in a saucepan on a gentle heat and add a couple of tablespoons of caster sugar and a slug of something pleasantly alcoholic such as brandy, whisky or even sherry.

One sheriff admitted handing out 6000 certificates, for which he was either paid a shilling or given a dram of whisky.

A table at the bottom compared the calorie content of 100 ml of beer with the same amount of gin, rum, whisky, cognac and wine.

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whiskey

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noun

  1. a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

Examples

A great deal of whiskey is made in Scotland.

Distilled in the old Irish tradition this pure pot still single malt whiskey uses only the most natural Irish ingredients of barley and fresh spring water.

whiskey galore

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