whiskey

n. alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain (e.g. corn, rye, or barley)

Whisky , or whiskey , refers to a broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash and aged in wooden casks (generally oak).Different grains are used for different varieties, including: barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn). Whisky derives from the Gaelic word for "water" (uisce or uisge), and is called in full uisge-beatha (in Scotland) or uisce beatha (Ireland), meaning "Water of Life". It is related to the Latin aqua vitae, also meaning "water of life". It is always Scotch whisky, and Irish whiskey.
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Noun
1. a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
(synonym) whisky
(hypernym) liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
(hyponym) blended whiskey, blended whisky
(substance-holonym) manhattan

n. whiskey, alcoholic beverage, Scotch

(n.)
Same as Whisky, a liquor.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Alt. of Whisky