( BrE ) ( AmE , IrishE whiskey ) noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ blended , malt , Scotch , single-malt
▪ bourbon , rye
▪ double , large (both esp. BrE )
▪ single , small (both esp. BrE )
▪ stiff ( BrE )
▪ neat ( BrE ), straight ( AmE )
▪
a neat whisky ( BrE )
▪
a straight whiskey ( AmE )
▪ fine , good
▪
a fine Irish whiskey
▪ cheap
▪ bootleg
… OF WHISKY
▪ drop ( BrE ), nip ( esp. BrE )
▪
He added a drop of ~ to his coffee.
▪ measure ( BrE ), shot , tot ( esp. BrE )
▪
a large measure of ~
▪ bottle , flask , glass , hip flask ( BrE )
VERB + WHISKY/WHISKEY
▪ drink
▪
Do you drink ~?
▪ have
▪
He had a ~ on the rocks.
▪ pour (sb)
▪ sip
▪ down , finish
▪ distil , make , produce
▪
the art of distilling ~
WHISKY/WHISKEY + NOUN
▪ drinker
▪ bottle , decanter
▪ glass , tumbler ( esp. BrE )
▪ barrel
▪ sour
▪ chaser ( esp. BrE )
▪
He ordered a beer with a ~ chaser.
▪ business , company , distiller ( esp. BrE ), distillery , industry , production , sales
PHRASES
▪ ~ on the rocks (= with ice)