Where the whisky is sheer poetry? (5)
I believe the answer is:
islay
'where the whisky' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'is sheer poetry?' is the wordplay.
'sheer poetry?' becomes 'lay' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'is'+'lay'='ISLAY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for islay that I've seen before include "part of the Hebrides" , "somewhere off Scottish mainland" , "Isle known for distilleries" , "Argyll island" , "Inner Hebridean isle noted for whisky" .)