WordNet
n. whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt [syn: rye, rye whisky]
Wikipedia
Rye whiskey can refer to either of two, different, but related, types of whiskey:
- American rye whiskey, which must be distilled from at least 51 percent rye;
- Canadian whisky, which is often referred to as (and often labelled as) rye whisky for historical reasons, although it may or may not actually include any rye in its production process.
Rye whiskey generally refers to whiskies distilled from rye.
In music it may refer to:
- "Way Up on Clinch Mountain", a traditional Scottish folk song, recorded as
- "Rye Whiskey" by country and western singer Tex Ritter in the 1930s
- "Rye Whiskey" by folk singer Woody Guthrie
- " Jack of Diamonds", another traditional song sometimes known as "Rye Whiskey"
Usage examples of "rye whiskey".
On the table near by there stood an almost full bottle of Old Pantation rye whiskey, the full quart size, and on the floor lay an entirely empty bottle of the same excellent brand.
The fellow in the construction camp who quoted that, he had been better than a book, and all he needed to start him off was a bit of rye whiskey.
The Chinese rose, went to a converter, and ordered a huge goblet of rye whiskey.
In the small room with the toilet were three cardboard cases of rye whiskey.
After they finished, the Kid produced a half-full bottle of Old Overholt straight rye whiskey and passed it around.