# Whiskey

A spirit distilled from fermented grain mash and matured in wooden casks.

Parent category: [Spirit](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/spirit.md)

Alcohol: 40% ABV

## Types

- [Bourbon](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/bourbon.md): 40% ABV. An American whiskey made from a mash containing at least 51 percent corn and matured in new charred oak containers.
- [Irish whiskey](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/irish-whiskey.md): 40% ABV. Whiskey made on the island of Ireland from a cereal-grain mash and matured in wooden casks for at least three years.
- [Japanese whisky](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/japanese-whisky.md): 40% ABV. Whisky mashed, fermented, distilled, matured, and bottled in Japan under the country's industry labelling standard, valued for poised malt, fruit, grain, and oak character.
- [Rye whiskey](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/rye-whiskey.md): 40% ABV. An American whiskey made from a mash containing at least 51 percent rye and matured in new charred oak containers.
- [Scotch whisky](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/scotch-whisky.md): 40% ABV. Whisky made in Scotland from cereals, water, and yeast and matured there in oak casks for at least three years.

## Cocktails

- [Boulevardier](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/boulevardier.md): A whiskey-driven bittersweet classic with Campari and sweet vermouth.
- [Horsefeather](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/horsefeather.md): A Kansas City whiskey highball pushes ginger beer hard against aromatic bitters and a squeezed lemon wedge for a peppery, regional cousin of the buck.
- [Old Fashioned](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/old-fashioned.md): A spirit-forward mixture of whiskey, bitters, sugar, and water served over ice.

## References

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- Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex:32019R0787