whiskey

[US]/ˈwɪski/
[UK]/ˈwɪski/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en type destillert alkoholisk drikke som lages av fermentert kornmel
adj. som angår eller er karakteristisk for whiskey
Word Forms
Pluralwhiskeys

Phrases & Collocations

whiskey sour

whisky sour

irish whiskey

Irske whiskey

Example Sentences

A great deal of whiskey is made in Scotland.

En stor mengde whiskey produseres i Skotland.

bootleg corn whiskey during Prohibition

illegalt hjemmebrent maiswhiskey under forbudstiden

drinks her whiskey straight.

drinker sin whiskey rett fra flaske.

cut whiskey with distilled water.

kutt whiskey med destillert vann.

I like my whiskey neat.

Jeg liker min whiskey ren.

a bar serving whiskey that had been watered.

en bar som serverer whiskey som har blitt vannet ned.

In the US whiskey of 90 proof is 45% alcohol.

I USA er whiskey på 90 bevis 45% alkohol.

He drank his whiskey almost bottoms up.

Han drakk sin whiskey nesten helt ned.

I don't like Scotch. Now, if it had been Irish Whiskey you'd offered me.

Jeg liker ikke scotch. Nå, hvis det hadde vært irsk whiskey du hadde tilbudt meg.

Whiskey is a shortened form of usquebaugh, meaning “whiskey.

Whiskey er en forkortet form av usquebaugh, som betyr «whiskey».

This triple-distilled Bushmill's Irish whiskey is a blend of malted barleys aged up to nine years in Oloroso sherry oak casks.

Denne tre-fordampede Bushmill's irske whiskeys er en blanding av maltet bærekjeks eldre opp til ni år i Oloroso sherry eik tønner.

Real-world Examples

Do you want some whiskey? - Whiskey?

Vill du ha litt whiskey? - Whiskey?

Source: Deadly Women

That explains the whiskey, but what about coffee?

Det forklarer hvorfor det er whiskey, men hva med kaffe?

Source: Coffee Tasting Guide

For my drink, I'll have a whiskey.

For min drikke vil jeg ha en whiskey.

Source: MBTI Personality Types Guide

" You can't have the whiskey, " said the bartender.

"Du kan ikke ha whiskeyen," sa baren.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

Hey, I'll take a double whiskey, whatever's well.

Hei, jeg tar en dobbelt whiskey, uansett hva som er godt.

Source: English little tyrant

I'm not sure was it was a whiskey or something.

Jeg er ikke sikker på om det var whiskey eller noe annet.

Source: The Evolution of English Vocabulary

Yeah yeah yeah. How about some scotch whiskey?

Ja ja ja. Hva med litt scotch whiskey?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

We still produce our whiskeys and our vodkas and our gins.

Vi produserer fortsatt våre whiskeys, våre vodkas og våre gins.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Oh, no wine for me. Sheldon's bringing me my whiskey.

Åh, ingen vin for meg. Sheldon bringer meg min whiskey.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

So, so essentially it's a rice whiskey.

Så, så er det i grunn en riswhiskey.

Source: Gourmet Base

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