: a whiskey distilled from rye or from rye and malt
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This rye whiskey is crafted from a limited batch of only 20 barrels, the most limited in the series so far, and bottled at cask strength.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 According to Spoelman, rye whiskey is historically important to the Northeast, particularly New York, and this new release is the culmination of ten years of work.—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025 Pursuit Spirits, a bourbon and rye whiskey blender and bottler, opens a new visitor experience and cocktail bar on Whiskey Row in Louisville, Kentucky.—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025 Long before bourbon dominated the liquor market, rye whiskey reigned supreme.—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rye whiskey
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