How to Use whiskey in a Sentence

whiskey

noun
  • The mash bill All whiskeys have what’s called a mash bill.
    Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The Irish are known for whiskey and hating the English.
    Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Pick a glass etched with one of 32 cities across the U.S., and pair it with his favorite whiskey.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Evan Hansen reached into the cast on his left arm and eased out a nip of whiskey.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The warming, blurring-the-edges whiskey—a shot or two, no more—and the human voice.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The whiskey is finished with chunks of maple wood and bottled at 90 proof.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The whiskey is non-chill filtered and bottled at 108.2 proof.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024
  • One of those was learning to let go of things that weren’t good for you, and one of those was drinking whiskey.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The Bar at Bowie House will serve all-day bites and a variety of cocktails and whiskeys.
    Tribune News Service, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The crisp one-liners are delivered with vigor and go down with the snap of a shot of whiskey.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
  • There are some key requirements for a whiskey to be called Irish whiskey.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024
  • There might even be some Hawaiian whiskey involved (yes, that’s a thing).
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • By song’s end, she’s taken them for their whiskey, their weed, and their wallets.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The Flatiron Room isn’t just a place to enjoy a few drams of fantastic whiskey.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023
  • And if whiskey isn't your thing, this is a darn good way to celebrate instead.
    Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Some of the flavorful fat is mixed with whiskey, frozen, then double-strained out.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Collard greens will be cooked with whiskey instead of the beer that Sweet has been using.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Back at camp, Spencer downs a bottle of whiskey while having his wounds tended to.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • And plenty of folks who are in Dublin on business do find their way here for a Guinness or a whiskey.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Save on the best whiskey gifts with these Huckberry promo codes.
    Sean Evans, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The affidavit said police found two beer bottles and a bottle of whiskey in the car.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • This might mean vow Mad Libs or maybe just sipping a whiskey neat before noon with friends from out of town.
    Lindsay Mannering, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Why does a character pick up that bottle of whiskey like that?
    Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Nayeri held a pot pipe; Jonathan lofted a bottle of whiskey.
    Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The sheer volume of whiskey that comes out of these operations needs the tonnage to match.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 June 2024
  • He’s got no whiskey to shill or brand to build other than being himself.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The primary bedroom has a dry bar set up with bottles of whiskey.
    Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In a TikTok video, the pop star could be seen brushing her teeth with Jack Daniel's whiskey — a reference to one of the song's lyrics.
    Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
  • In fall and winter, amari mingle with aged spirits, like whiskey, often on the rocks.
    WSJ, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Adds port wine casks to the whiskey and sherry, more complex, adds caramel and a spicy note to the tropical fruit, nut and vanilla.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022

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