malted
Americannoun
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But the federal government didn’t even recognize American single malt—whiskey made from 100% malted barley produced at one U.S. distillery—as a spirits category until 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Without that moisture, the candy turns into a crispy structure with an interior texture that resembles a chocolate malted ball.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
“And the Welsh have everything that we have: They have decent water, they have malted barley, and they have yeast, so they can make good whisky.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
When brewing beer, brewers extract sugars from malted barley — barley grains that have been partially germinated and then dried to make available the starches in the grain and enzymes that break them down.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2023
She had meant to bring a package of Dr. Dee’s Nerve and Flesh Builder to stir into the malted milkshake, because the milkshakes alone didn’t seem to be doing any good.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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