barley-bree

variants also barley-broo
Definition of barley-breenext
chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for barley-bree
Noun
  • The point of using different types of corn in the mashbill is to explore how less common varietals affect the flavor of the whiskey, which if taken to another conceptual level should influence how the wood will affect another spirit aged in the barrels.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
  • Instead of pairing it with whiskey, people are now turning to the brine as part of their wellness routines for hydration, preventing muscle cramps, improving gut health, and even lowering those cortisol levels.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The national historic site is now a museum that hosts house and ghost tours, teatime in Franklin's former wine vault, lectures, concerts and storytelling events.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • For him and for a lot of artists and writers, seeing people experience your work in person—like being at a gallery opening with your own work on the walls and people spilling wine on it—is a kind of hell on earth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Turn off the heat and stir in the vodka.
    Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
  • Called Duel of the Fates, the bottom half of the drink is blue — a block of frozen peach butterfly flower tea — while the top half is red, combining strawberry juice, vodka and tequila.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • This Italian liqueur is both bitter and refreshing.
    Sarah Moreno May 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
  • Benny-and-hot being served, a traditional Burnley drink of French liqueur Benedictine with hot water that was popularised by the east Lancashire soldiers returning from World War One.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Noun
  • Inside, there’s a petite bar lit with glittering orange and golden chandeliers overhead and a demure backbar with mostly Korean spirits, like Jung One single malt gin.
    Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Freeze the base combination of gin (4½ parts), Campari (2½ parts) and sweet vermouth (2½ parts) for at least eight hours.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Instead of tequila, the cocktail starts with bourbon.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • The tequila is distilled on both pot and column stills to create two different styles of spirit after the agave is cooked in autoclaves, and perhaps most interestingly the distillery plays classical music during fermentation.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Guests still arrive early, order a brandy Old Fashioned—made the local way, without muddled fruit—and settle in for the experience.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • Finish with an additional splash of brandy if desired.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Major parts of Kansas City can say goodbye to the sale of mini liquor bottles and single-serve containers of beer and malt liquor.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And since White Claw and many others are made with malt liquor, the stricter regulations on spirits don’t apply.
    Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
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