Very excited about whiskey (3)
I believe the answer is:
rye
'whiskey' is the definition.
(rye whiskey is a type of whiskey)
'very excited about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates a hidden word (the clue goes around or about the answer).
'RYE' is hidden in the letters of 'very excited'.
(Other definitions for rye that I've seen before include "Whisky; Sussex town" , "A Cinque Port; a grain" , "Cereal grass - Sussex Cinque Port" , "Grass - whiskey" , "Type of whisky" .)