barley-bree

[ bahr-lee-bree ]

/ ˈbɑr liˌbri /

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noun Chiefly Scot.

liquor, malt liquor, or the like, especially whiskey.

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Origin of barley-bree

First recorded in 1780–90

The malted barley, yeast, and water are cooked, fermented, and distilled exactly the same.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Scottish farmers had already been making whisky in the area for centuries with their surplus barley.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When you think of what it takes to make your favorite spirit, ingredients like grapes, barley, or herbs probably come to mind.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More than half of the patrons at the bar are holding glasses full of Casa Bruja's malted barley red ale.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Bree cautions us against thinking about any of the characters singly.
Albert Camus, Our Existential Epidemiologist|Malcolm Jones|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Little Rye was sown, but that little is very good; Barley is suffering from the stormy weather, but is quite thrifty.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
It is produced during the malting process, and is not found in the unmalted barley.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
And greenish among the stubble, upon a spear of blond barley, with a double row of seeds, I saw a prègo-diéu.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
Ike Martin, the storekeeper, had onions already sprouted in his little garden-patch, and he had sown some barley.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
And the means they employ to spirit up these creations are not dissimilar to those in use by Mr. Barley.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman