whisky on the rocks
Definition
- Noun:
- A serving of whiskey poured over ice cubes: This phrase specifically refers to a drink consisting of whiskey served in a glass with ice cubes. The "rocks" are the ice cubes.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- After a long day, he ordered a whisky on the rocks.
- Her preferred drink is a single malt scotch whisky on the rocks.
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is a standard, fixed term in bartending and drink ordering. It implies the whiskey is not diluted with any other mixer, only chilled and slightly diluted by the ice.
- While "whisky" and "whiskey" are different spellings (often regional, e.g., Scotch "whisky", Irish/American "whiskey"), the phrase "on the rocks" applies to both.
Variants and Related Words
- On the rocks (idiom): Served with ice cubes. This phrase can be used with other spirits, e.g., , .
- Neat (adj/adv): Refers to a spirit served at room temperature without any ice, water, or other mixers.
- Straight up (adj/adv): Typically refers to a spirit that is chilled by shaking or stirring with ice but then strained into a glass without the ice.
Synonyms
- Whiskey with ice: A more literal, descriptive synonym.
- Whiskey over ice: An alternative phrasing with the same meaning.
Related Phrases
- On the rocks (figurative idiom): In a state of difficulty or failure.
- Their marriage is on the rocks. (This is a separate, idiomatic use of the phrase and not directly related to the drink order.)
Noun
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whiskey with ice
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