| Main Entry: | whiskey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | booze |
Synonyms: |
alcohol, bourbon, corn, distill, distiller, distillery, drink, hooch, liquor, moonshine, moonshiner, mountain dew, poteen, rotgut, rye, scotch, spirits, spiritus frumenti, usquebaugh, white lightning |
| Notes: | bourbon (named for Bourbon County, Kentucky) is an American whiskey made from at least 51 percent corn, plus other grains (all bourbons are whiskey, but not all whiskeys are bourbon); whiskey is an alcoholic liquor distilled from grain, such as corn, rye, or barley, and containing approximately 40 to 50 percent ethyl alcohol by volume - and the varieties include bourbon whiskey, corn whiskey, and rye whiskey whiskey is the preferred spelling in Ireland and the United States; whisky is the spelling in Canada and Great Britain |