| 单词 | scotch whisky |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScotch whisky Scotch whisky n. [compare earlier Irish whiskey n. at Irish adj. and n. Compounds 3] whisky distilled in Scotland, esp. from malted barley; a brand or drink of this; cf. sense B. 3c. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] > Scotch whisky Scotch whisky1793 mountain dew1816 Scotch1883 1793 D. McBride Gen. Instr. Choice of Wines iii. 50 Some of the Scotch whisky is very wholesome, especially that which is distilled from the best barley. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 39 Mr. Thomas Potter ordered the waiter to bring in, two goes of his best Scotch whiskey, with warm water and sugar. 1855 J. F. W. Johnston Chem. Common Life I. xiv. 337 While malt liquors give our Scotch and Irish whiskies. 1893 Rep. Sel. Comm. on Clubs Registration Bill App. 176 in Parl. Papers X. 463 Witness..‘stood’ drinks—for Gamble, a Scotch whisky; for himself, a bitter beer. 1985 A. M. Rugman & J. McIlveen Megafirms v. 130 Chivas Regal, a scotch whisky, is aged for twelve [years]. 2005 Church Times 5 Aug. 12/3 Before a product can be legally called Scotch whisky, it must have spent at least three years in an oak cask. < as lemmas |
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