rye whiskey
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3.5
- noun
- /raɪ ˈwɪski/
- US
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whisky de centeno
- I'll have another rye whiskey with my dinner.
- rye whiskey barrels
- bottle of rye whiskey
- Bourbon or rye whiskey
Our tear talk is brought to us by Whistle Pig, the best rye whiskey on the on the planet.
- Our tear talk is brought to us by Whistle Pig, the best rye whiskey on the on the planet.
- They just print six year age rye whiskey.
Examples
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Rye whiskey, the blend that made Al Capone's bootlegging empire such a hit, comes in more than a dozen varieties here as well.
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I'll have another rye whiskey.
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Our tear talk is brought to us by Whistle Pig, the best rye whiskey on the on the planet.
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New Columbia Distillers will begin production of gin and rye whiskey this month.
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As a replacement for Cognac, bartenders began using rye whiskey.
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New Columbia will also produce rye whiskey, which it will age for three to five years in charred American oak barrels along the wall of the distillery.
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Most rye whiskey is "Pennsylvania-style," but Uselton and Lowe will be making what's termed "Maryland-style" with a little bit more spice and higher rye content.
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A Sazerac is an aromatic libation consisting of Cognac or, more commonly, rye whiskey and Peychaud's Bitters.
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Traditionalists insist that a Manhattan must include American rye whiskey as its base spirit.
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New Columbia Distillers will begin production of both gin and rye whiskey this month.
Synonyms
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2.8
A drink with alcohol that people make from grain and leave in wooden barrels to age
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6.7
A type of whiskey made mainly from the grain of a cereal grass
How Rye-Flavored
- US
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3.5
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5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a type of whiskey distilled from rye grain' is directly and transparently derived from the modifier 'rye' specifying the grain and the head noun 'whiskey' naming the spirit. This simple modifier+noun composition follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Rye whiskey comes from the simple idea of making 'whiskey' with rye grain. When makers used mostly rye instead of corn or barley, the drink often tasted spicier and drier, so the name tells you what kind of whiskey it is. So today rye whiskey means 'a whiskey made from rye grain'.