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Bourbon Whiskey: American whiskey made by using at least 51% corn grain mash in a wheat, oats, rye, and barley combination. 86.8 proof.

Straight Whiskey: In the United States, a blended straight whiskey is a blend of several mature rye or bourbon whiskeys, as opposed to a blended whiskey in which bourbon or rye whiskey is mixed with an inferi . . . View Full Definition

Tennessee Whiskey: Tennessee whiskey is made in the same way as a sour-mash bourbon whiskey except that the tennessee whiskey is filtered through charcoal from hard Tennessee maple trees.

Botlled-In-Bond Whiskey: At least a 100 proof straight bourbon whiskey that has aged tour or more years in a bonded warehouse kept under federal lock and key. All bottled-in-bond whiskey bears a green government stamp.

Rye Whiskey: Mainly American and Canadian whiskey which must be made from a mash containing at least 51 per cent rye Sake: Japanese rice wine Sambuca: Italian, liquorice-flavoured liqueur Puerto Allarte Pussers

Sour Mash Whiskey: A broad category of whiskey whereby a portion of old mash is mixed in with new to help advance the character and smoothness of the flavor.

Blended Whiskey: Blended whiskey came into prominence in the United States during world war II, when distillers made the most of their dwindling stocks of whiskey by mixing them with unaged grain-neutral spi . . . View Full Definition

Whiskey: The Irish invented it and in Gaelic, it means 'the water of life'. In the Unites States and Ireland, the word is spelled with an e, the British, Scots, and the Canadians usually drop the e. . . . View Full Definition

Light Whiskey: American whiskey, lighter in taste and body than its conventional whiskey predecessors. It is distilled at a much higher proof (161 to 189) than traditional whiskeys and aged in reused barre . . . View Full Definition

Irish Whiskey: The Irish have been making whiskey for 700 years and are said to have invented the stuff. The main difference between Irish and Scotch whiskey is that Irish Whisky is entirely lacking in the . . . View Full Definition