rye (whisky)

  • 31whisky — /ˈwɪski / (say wiskee) noun (plural whiskies) 1. a distilled spirit made from grain, as barley, rye, oats, etc. 2. a drink of whisky. –adjective 3. made of, relating to, or resembling, whisky. Also, US and Irish, whiskey. {shortened form of… …

  • 32rye — noun Rye is used before these nouns: ↑bread, ↑flour, ↑whisky …

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  • 33whisky, whiskey — An alcoholic liquid obtained by the distillation of the fermented mash of wholly or partly malted cereal grains, containing 47 to 53% by volume of C2H5OH, at 15.56°C; it must have been stored in charred wood containers for not less than 2 years.… …

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  • 34whisky — n. alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain (e.g. corn, rye, or barley) …

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  • 35whisky — noun (plural whiskies) 1》 (also Irish & US whiskey) a spirit distilled from malted grain, especially barley or rye. 2》 (whiskey) a code word representing the letter W, used in radio communication. Origin C18: abbrev. of obs. whiskybae, var. of… …

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  • 36whisky — whis·key also whis·ky (wĭs’kē, hwĭs’ ) n. pl. whis·keys also whis·kies 1) An alcoholic liquor distilled from grain, such as corn, rye, or barley, and containing approximately 40 to 50 percent ethyl alcohol by volume. 2) A drink of such liquor. ╂… …

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  • 37List of whisky brands — American Whiskey/Bourbon BrandsAmerican Single Malt Whiskeys *Charbay *McCarthy s *Notch *Old Overholt *Old Potrero *Peregrine Rock *St. George *Stranahan s *Templeton Rye *Wasmund s *Woodstone Creek American Corn Whiskeys *Catdaddy *Mountain… …

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  • 38Canadian whisky — is whisky that by law must be mashed, distilled and aged at least three years in Canada [ [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F 27/C.R.C. c.870/section B.02.020.html Canadian Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870) Canadian Whisky, Canadian Rye… …

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  • 39Malt whisky — is whisky that is made from a fermented mash produced primarily from a malted grain. Unless otherwise specified, it is generally assumed that the primary grain is barley, although whisky is also made using malted rye. A whisky made from malted… …

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  • 40Glossaire du whisky — Le glossaire du whisky couvre la terminologie d usage courant dans le monde du whisky. En raison de l origine anglo saxonne de l eau de vie, le jargon pratiqué dans l univers du whisky (ou whiskey) fait un usage très abondant de l anglais, mais… …

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