5 sentences with 'whiskey'
Example sentences and phrases with the word whiskey and other words derived from it.
• « As Mrs. Barrows reappeared carrying two whiskey and soda, Mr. Martin, standing with his gloves on, realized that his plans to kill her had been too fantastic; cigarettes in his pocket, a drink prepared for him? all this was crude, implausible; moreover, it was absurd. »
• « While wars in France and the Caribbean divided American citizens, a major domestic test of the new national government came in 1794 over the issue of a tax on whiskey, an important part of Hamilton's financial programme. »
• « In 1791, Congress had authorised a tax of 7.5 cents per gallon on whiskey and rum. Although most citizens paid without incident, trouble erupted in four western Pennsylvania counties in an uprising known as the Whiskey Rebellion. »
• « Farmers in western Pennsylvania counties produced whiskey from their grain for economic reasons. »