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n. A whiskey distilled from a mash made up of not less than 80% corn
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n. whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn [syn: corn whisky, corn]
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Corn whiskey (sometimes called corn liquor or white lightning) is an American liquor made from a mash of at least 80 percent corn and distilled to a maximum strength of 160 proof (80% alcohol by volume) Distinct from the stereotypical American moonshine, corn whiskey uses a traditional mash process and is subject to the tax and identity laws for alcohol under federal law. Several commercial distillers such as Heaven Hill produce unaged corn whiskeys for retail sale.
Unlike other American whiskey styles, corn whiskey needs no wood aging at all. If aged, it must be in uncharred or previously used oak barrels, and must be barreled at lower than 125 proof (62.5% abv); a whiskey distilled from a mash consisting of at least 80% corn in a charred new oak barrel would be considered bourbon. Aging usually is brief, six months or less, during which time the whiskey absorbs color and flavor from the barrel while the off-flavors and fusel alcohols are reduced. A variant called straight corn whiskey is also produced, in which the whiskey is stored in used or uncharred new oak containers for two years or more. Whiskeys produced in this manner and aged for at least four years can be designated bottled in bond if they meet further requirements.
Usage examples of "corn whiskey".
Gaming, corn whiskey, Women able to put up with a heap of uncompensated overtime, Stages knock'd together each nightfall and lanthorn'd into view, to a Murmur as of a great Crowd in Motion, only to be struck again each dawn, as those for whom it is cheaper to follow than to abandon the Party for business elsewhere, groaning with the Night just past, hoping for a chance to sleep sometime during the Journey, prepare to follow the Axmen through another day.
If he had ever seen an operation set up for making corn whiskey, he felt like he was looking at one.
After supper, the men all lit up pipes and passed around one of the jugs of corn whiskey.
Pa took a bottle of bootleg corn whiskey from his hip and mixed us two tremendous hot toddies.
He drank off the final two inches of cider in his glass, grimaced as if it had been corn whiskey, then set the empty tumbler down.
As he'd expected, the drink was corn whiskey, probably not more than a week old.
Spangler reached into his back pocket and removed a flat bottle of homemade corn whiskey.
Worrying about the fate of the city had led him into drinking just a little bit more corn whiskey than he was used to.