: a whiskey distilled from rye or from rye and malt
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Past expressions have impressed us, like last year’s 14-year-old malt whiskey that was finished in Cognac barrels, 2023’s 10-year-old barrel-proof Kentucky rye whiskey, and 2020’s 10-year-old bourbon aged in barrels that were much more heavily charred than the ones Heaven Hill usually uses.—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025 Luca Mariano Distillery, located on a roughly 550-acre farm in Danville that specializes in farm-to-bottle production of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey and straight rye whiskey, filed for bankruptcy in the Eastern District of Michigan court July 17.—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Aug. 2025 Created at the original location, the combination of rye whiskey, absinthe, bitters, and sugar is a classic New Orleans libation.—Marcea Cazel, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025 This variant of Bourbon County Stout enjoyed two years of aging in casks from Parker’s Heritage Collection whiskey, a 10-year straight rye whiskey.—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rye whiskey
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