noun
whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt
• Syn: ↑rye, ↑rye whisky
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noun : a whiskey distilled from rye or from a mixture of rye and malt
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rye1 (defs. 4, 5).
[1775-85, Amer.]
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rye whiskey,
whiskey distilled partly or entirely from rye. Straight rye whiskey is distilled from a mash containing at least 51 percent rye grain.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.