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For the novel of the same name, see Irish Whiskey (novel). Irish whiskey (Irish: Fuisce or uisce beatha) is whiskey made on the island of Ireland. The word whiskey is an Anglicisation of uisce beatha or uisge beatha, a phrase from the Goidelic branch of languages (Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx) meaning water of life (see aqua vitae). Most Irish pot still whiskey is distilled thrice, while most (but not all) Scotch whisky is distilled twice. Peat is rarely used in the malting process, so that Irish whiskey has a smoother finish as opposed to the smoky, earthy overtones common to some Scotches.
bourbon (whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels) Holonyms (whiskey is a substance of...): manhattan (a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters) old fashioned (a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices)