WHISKY


Meaning of WHISKY in English

( 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)

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .