malt
noun
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. isn’t the only producer of single malts outside traditional powerhouses like Scotland, Ireland and Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Single malts, which sell at premium prices, are a particularly important part of exports to the US.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
Long viewed as an inferior copycat of Scotch, Japanese single malts and blended whiskies started racking up international awards around 2008, sparking intense global demand that effectively drank the supply dry by around 2015.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2023
For example, Amazon in 2019 offered “Maisel Day” to promote its comedy drama “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” with 1950s-inspired pricing on malts and movie tickets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
She thought all she had to do was drink malts full of Dr. Dee’s Nerve and Flesh Builder, eat pork, and she’d put on enough weight to fill out the back of her dress.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
