A whiskey distilled from a fermented mash of at least 51% rye grain.
Whiskey typically from North America made from at least 51% rye.
Whiskey made from at least 51 per cent rye. Production is similar to that of bourbon.
Distilled from a grain mash of 80% corn. It is usually aged in reused, charred oak barrels.
American law requires that this liquor be made from a minimum of 51% rye. Straight ryes are from a single distiller; blended ryes are a combination of several straight ryes.
Rye whiskey describes two types of whiskies, theoretically distilled from rye.