: a whiskey distilled from rye or from rye and malt
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The Knob Creek lineup is made up of bourbons with age statements ranging from 9 years old all the way up to 21, while the rye whiskey had a seven-year age statement added to it a few years ago.—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026 There’s a Sazerac with rye whiskey and Creole bitters and a wine spritz with blood-orange aperitif and quince liqueur ($13-$14).—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026 Following the naming of Elijah Craig Rye Barrel Proof as Whiskey of the Year by Whiskey Advocate, the distillery continues to prove its strength in the rye whiskey category.—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026 It’s built on a base of four-year-old Garrison Brothers Bourbon that was then used to fill 30 ex-rye whiskey barrels in March of 2022.—Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rye whiskey