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whiskey

[hwis-kee, wis-] / ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs- /


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Boycotts of U.S. whiskey have decimated a key economic driver for the American South.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

Honorable mention: Norway’s star striker Erling Haaland, who went viral for bringing home a taxidermy raccoon holding a whiskey bottle that he reportedly bought for $750 from Wild Bill’s Western Store in Dallas.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

A whiskey entrepreneur has agreed to sell the defunct Green Mountain College campus in Vermont to Florida evangelist Tommie Zito.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Memorial Coliseum to sing along with Chris Stapleton as the country star compared a lover to Tennessee whiskey.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Louisville, Ky.-based Brown-Forman is best known for its whiskeys but also owns other spirits.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

All whiskeys have what’s called a mash bill.

From Scientific American Sep. 27, 2023

All whiskeys have what's called a mash bill.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2023

For long, rum has been relegated to the bottom shelf of bar cabinets around the world with whiskeys, cognacs and gins taking prime slots.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2023

Husbands drinking their whiskeys stop in mid-sip, spotting this pink thing at the door.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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