: a whiskey distilled from rye or from rye and malt
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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 The 2026 version—which hit the market in May—starts similarly to its predecessors, with a blend of bourbons and rye whiskeys aged between four and 12 years.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026 Replace the rye whiskey with 1 1/2 ounces Abstinence Cape Spice and the Orijin bitters with 1/4 ounce cinnamon syrup.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rye whiskey