malt
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5.6
- noun
- /mɔlt/
- US
:
licor de malta
- At the tasting event, they offered various types of strong malt beers to explore distinct flavors.
- malt liquor
Examples
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The craft brewery specializes in making malt beverages with a higher alcohol content than typical beers.
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We want to give you this 'cause we know you like single malt.
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If I could just get a single malt Scotch, and...
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This... is a single malt, and it's been in casks for 12 years.
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When she pulled out a flask of single malt, I knew I loved her.
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I've got a cheeky wee single malt here for you.
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Single malt scotch, straight.
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- 20-year-old single malt.
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You're a Scotch man, single malt, not because it's trendy but because you've been doing it for 40 years... and you like to stay with what works.
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I associated such cars with men who played stubborn games of squash and drank only single-malt Scotch.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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4.8
A strong lager with more alcohol than regular beer
Compounds
- US
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4.0
A type of whiskey made mainly from malted barley, often produced in Scotland in pot stills
A strong drink made in Scotland from malted barley and aged in wooden casks
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Etymology
Malt for a strong lager comes from the use of malted grain to make powerful beers; so calling a drink a 'malt' points to a beer made from that rich, malted grain and often stronger than regular lager.