: a whiskey distilled from rye or from rye and malt
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Where bourbon must be made with at least 51% corn, rye whiskey must be made from at least 51% rye.—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025 Overall, this is just a tasty, well-aged, higher-proof, Kentucky-style rye whiskey.—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2025 More: Woodford Reserve releases its highest proof rye whiskey ever.—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025 In addition to gin, the company makes rye whiskey, bourbon and vermouth.—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rye whiskey
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