How to Use Scotch in a Sentence

Scotch

1 of 2 noun
  • Tequila is a type of mezcal (just like scotch is a type of whisky).
    — Oj Lima, Bon Appétit, 22 July 2022
  • Just as impressive is the unique decanter the scotch comes in.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2022
  • With more time resting in wood, some might taste a lot like a fine scotch; a few already do.
    — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The weak British pound could spur even more demand for single malt scotch.
    — Jenny Gross Kieran Dodds, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Don't drink and drive, but enjoy some of these scotches and pairings.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • For me, one of the most compelling stories is told by Scotch whisky casks.
    — Paul Kopec, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This single malt scotch whiskey has notes of dark fruits and rich chocolates and goes down smoothly.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 18 Nov. 2022
  • While fine art and wine share attributes like scarcity and craft, Scotch whisky stands apart.
    — Paul Kopec, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Baja Taqueria seemed like an odd place to serve a Scotch-style ale.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Aside from that, grab your favorite inexpensive scotch and go for it.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The two have a laugh and Capote hands her a Valium to wash down with scotch.
    — Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Markets are shifting, and Scotch whisky is rising with them.
    — Paul Kopec, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • These truffles are made with 18-year Macallan single-malt scotch.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 June 2023
  • Guests can sit back and explore quality cigars with a glass of whiskey, scotch, wine, spirit or liqueur.
    — Ebony L. Morman, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Choose water or seltzer instead of going for that second scotch and soda.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022
  • Does an authentic scotch have to be made at a small-batch distillery in Scotland?
    — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 28 Nov. 2023
  • There is a lot of raw scotch swigged at a local bar during the daytime, but nobody ever seems drunk.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Whatever the rationale, these movies are well-suited to an easy chair and a glass of scotch.
    — Jesse Hassenger, The Week, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Cook up an item or two – and compare tasting notes from an array of scotches, bourbons and whiskeys.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Beef fat adds ricness to the briney seafood, and a Scotch bonnet chile ties it all together.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Lowenstein also enjoyed golf, tennis, horse racing, a good steak and fine scotch.
    — Ben Smith, ajc, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The flavor profile—less smoky than scotch, less sweet than bourbon—provides toasty malt notes and spice with just a hint for fruit.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Vic returned a few hours later, smelling of scotch and disappointment.
    — Edgar The Snail, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Forgo the traditional bourbon and use scotch, rum, rye, or brandy.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
  • My mother is beside a sofa, sitting on her scooter, a glass of scotch just within reach.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2023
  • These include varieties of whiskey, bourbon, rye, scotch, rum, tequila and gin.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Apparently not wanting to offend his new best friend, Hill downed a half-glass of scotch.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Pair your cigar with smoky Scotch or a Negroni, and suddenly the evening stretches.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The forest design is eye-catching and unique, and the size of the glasses works not just for whiskey, but for scotch and bourbon, too.
    — Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Guinness is poured with a perfect creamy head, and there’s a decent selection of scotch and Irish whiskeys.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024

scotch

2 of 2 verb
  • Up close, the gold paint was scotched and chipping.
    — Drew Rollins, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
  • This idea was scotched in April, but revived two months later.
    — Charlotte Observer, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Folk legend Cat Stevens scotched a book tour after visa problems.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Yet Reagan had faith in them, insisted on them, and scotched the deal with Gorbachev over them.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
  • There are not as many ultra-aged Irish whiskeys as there scotch whiskies in the world, but there are certainly some worth seeking out.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Back then, business was fueled by late nights, three-martini lunches (scotch for me) and a kind of pride in running on empty.
    — Ron Rudzin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The scheme was scotched during Boris Johnson’s time as London mayor.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
  • For beginners the classic Speyside style is part of an introduction to scotch.
    — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Arthur and Michael had made plans to escape Dublin for London, but Arthur’s father’s will has scotched those plans.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • However, an oxygen-tank explosion 56 hours after launch scotched those plans and put the mission into survival mode.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The three-minute segment came on a chilly late-winter’s eve, scotching any notion that the forecast Doctor Love shouted out loud would be hotter than hell.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The show, which was hyped as the band’s final festival gig in Sweden, was scotched after Lyxzén was hospitalized and told to rest by doctors.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 June 2024
  • And what could scotch the transaction is a bigger drop in Tesla’s share price that might push Musk to exit, perhaps bowing to pressure from big shareholders.
    — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Sure, 21 years might not sound that old to scotch whisky drinkers, but in bourbon that’s practically ancient, although certainly not unprecedented.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
  • At times, the episodes become a little repetitive as Carter shows up somewhere after the arrival of the gang members to scotch their plans in increasingly ingenious ways.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
  • That’s a style that’s relegated mostly to scotch whisky (although, despite what many people believe, only a small proportion of scotch is actually smoky).
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
  • These days, there is so much whiskey to choose from, with countless bottles in all categories ranging from bourbon to scotch to American single malt to Japanese blends.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Talk of the couple installing an air conditioner — and thus, like the guy who threw out the induction oven last week, invalidating the carbon-neutral nature of the house — scotches the deal.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
  • He was aided by the equally charming David Cameron, now embroiled in a lobbying scandal that will scotch any hope of restoring a reputation ruined by Brexit.
    — The Economist, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The governor has deemed a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights a top priority, and a fellow Democrat is trying to scotch it.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • The claims of progress, inclusion, and financial stability – the last of which Ben Sulayem has frequently highlighted – were all scotched by Mayer.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 5 July 2025
  • With West Virginia scotched, the Democratic Senate map is undeniably constricting.
    — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • For our first introduction to scotch Sebastian (Seb) Drignes, co-founder of independent bottler Wu Dram Clan has taken us to the heart of Speyside.
    — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Scheduled to go on a family trip to Portugal two days after the gig, Jack said that outing was scotched when his kids got a nasty stomach bug, which gave them time to hang out for a bit at the family home in England during what would turn out to be his dad’s final weeks.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • But German and European officials scotched that possibility even while accepting that the European Union could take a more significant role in peace efforts after being largely sidelined by Washington over the past year.
    — ABC News, 11 May 2026
  • Producers then planned to move the show into a vacant 42nd Street building that once housed New York’s Playboy Club, but after extensive renovations that turned the venue into a working Nashville-style honky-tonk bar, the run was scotched days before previews were to begin last March.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Other scotched shows, for now, include stops at the Boch Centre Wang Theatre in Boston, as well as stops in Toronto, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025

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