What does whIskey mean?
Definitions for whIskey
ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs-whiskey
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Princeton's WordNet
whiskey, whiskynoun
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
Wiktionary
whiskeynoun
A distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented grain, usually aged by storing in oak barrels.
whiskeynoun
A drink of whiskey.
whiskeynoun
The letter W in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Etymology: uisce beatha and uisge-beatha lit. 'water of life' (compare aquavit, from Latin aqua vitae).
Wikipedia
whiskey
Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, which are typically made of charred white oak. Uncharred white oak casks previously used for the aging of port, rum or sherry are also sometimes used. Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and aging in wooden barrels.
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whiskey
Whiskey is a distilled alcoholic beverage made primarily from fermented grain mash such as barley, corn, rye, or wheat. The production process involves aging the beverage in wooden casks, which gives it its distinctive brown color and flavor. The aging period can vary, which often contributes to variations in taste. The spelling "whiskey" is typically used in Ireland and the United States, while "whisky" is used in Scotland and Canada.
Webster Dictionary
Whiskeynoun
same as Whisky, a liquor
Whiskeynoun
alt. of Whisky
Whiskeynoun
an intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley
Etymology: [Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of whIskey in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of whIskey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of whIskey in a Sentence
We created close to one hundred blends and ultimately selected what we knew was the one and only proper whiskey blend. We took the time to develop an incredible whiskey and I’m excited to share it with the world.
I mean it's hard to go out there and open up a bottle of dark, you know, root whiskey or rum, and when it’s hot outside.
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There was part of me that was petrified. These are rich and powerful people who threatened me with ruin. No rational person wouldn’t take that threat seriously. On the other hand, I thought about what I was fighting for, this is my farm, where I live with my two daughters and my pregnant wife. This is not just a business, this is not some piece of dirt, like a mall, some piece of real estate, this is my home. I have put my heart and soul into this. I have gotten our employees to buy into a long-term vision of creating the finest whiskey company in the world and I felt like I needed to fight for that, for this being the right thing for our society and civilization, as opposed to gangster capitalism.
NAFTA and tequila have grown together over the last 25 years, both countries now have stakes in the success of Mexican tequila and U.S. whiskey, and often there is shared ownership.
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Translations for whIskey
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- whiskyAfrikaans
- ويسكيArabic
- віскіBelarusian
- уискиBulgarian
- wiskiBreton
- whiskyCatalan, Valencian
- whiskyCzech
- chwisgiWelsh
- whiskyDanish
- Whisky, WhiskeyGerman
- ουίσκιGreek
- viskioEsperanto
- güisqui, whiskySpanish
- viski, WashingtonEstonian
- ویسکیPersian
- viski, wiskiFinnish
- whiskey, whiskyFrench
- fuisce, uisce beathaIrish
- uisge-beathaScottish Gaelic
- whiskyGalician
- ushtey beaManx
- וויסקיHebrew
- व्हिस्कीHindi
- whiskyHungarian
- վիսկիArmenian
- wiskiIndonesian
- wiskioIdo
- viskíIcelandic
- whiskyItalian
- ウィスキーJapanese
- ვისკიGeorgian
- 위스키Korean
- hwiskiCornish
- cupamLatin
- viskisLithuanian
- viskijsLatvian
- wihikēMāori
- вискиMacedonian
- wiskiMalay
- ဝီစကီBurmese
- whiskyDutch
- whiskyNorwegian
- whiskyPolish
- uísque, whiskyPortuguese
- whiskyRomanian
- вискиRussian
- виски, viskiSerbo-Croatian
- whiskySlovak
- viskiSlovene
- uiskiAlbanian
- visky, whiskySwedish
- wiskiSwahili
- విస్కీTelugu
- วิสกี้Thai
- wískiTagalog
- viskiTurkish
- віскіUkrainian
- وہسکیUrdu
- huých-ki, uytky, rượu uytkyVietnamese
- lifavat, filavin, viskinVolapük
- שנאַפּסYiddish
- 威士忌酒Chinese
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