rye whiskey

noun

: a whiskey distilled from rye or from rye and malt

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Add the rye whiskey, mead or vermouth, Campari and orange bitters and shake to combine. — Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 Expansion into rye whiskey and higher-aged bourbon is the latest move for a brand that has regularly brought new products to market over the last decade. — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 All that to say, a glass of rye whiskey, one of the oldest drinks in America and the original base of many of our earliest cocktails like Manhattans and Old Fashioneds, is an easy way to honor the scrappy American spirit. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2026 The lineup consists of bourbon and rye whiskey bottled at 100 proof, along with some higher-proof single barrels and a few special editions like the Bourbon x Rye and Blender’s Edition. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rye whiskey

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rye whiskey was in 1785

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