Definition of Rye whiskey

1. Noun. Whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt.

Exact synonyms: Rye, Rye Whisky
Generic synonyms: Whiskey, Whisky

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rye Whiskey

ryas
rybat
rybats
rydberg
rydberg constant
rydberg unit
ryders
rye
rye bread
rye breads
rye ergot
rye flake
rye flakes
rye smut
rye whiskey (current term)
rye whisky
ryebread
ryebreads
ryeflour
ryeflours
ryemeal
ryepeck
ryepecks
ryes
ryfe
ryght
ryke

Literary usage of Rye whiskey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1908)
"2605 (see Table III): Sweet mash, rye whiskey, entered into bonded warehouse January i, 1898, in a new, charred, white oak barrel; warehouse, brick, ..."

2. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by John Avery Lomax (1918)
"It's beefsteak when I'm hungry, And whiskey when I'm dry, Greenbacks when I'm hard up, And heaven when I die. rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry, ..."

3. Cowboy Songs, and Other Frontier Ballads by John Avery Lomax (1916)
"rye whiskey, rye whiskey, rye whiskey I cry, If I don't get rye whiskey. I surely will die. O Baby, O Baby, I've told you before, Do make me a pallet, ..."

4. A Manual of Practical Hygiene for Students, Physicians, and Health Officers by Charles Harrington (1914)
"from that of rye whiskey ; this flavor is regarded highly by many to whom rye ... By adding oil of rye or oil of Bourbon, "making the result rye whiskey or ..."

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