corn whiskey
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of corn whiskey
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The ancestral corn whiskey is a tantalizing outlier in the land of tequila and mezcal.
From Washington Post
The museum exhibit melts the history of corn whiskey “mountain dew” with the carbonated “Mountain Dew.”
From Washington Times
Beverage director Jeremy Simpson, who also works at Ostrich Farm, created the cocktail program for the restaurant with drinks such as the Brown Buffalo, made with Oaxacan corn whiskey, bourbon, chipotle syrup and Angostura bitters.
From Los Angeles Times
Today, it fires up the stills to produce star quality corn whiskey served in a sun-dappled tasting room and offered in re-imagined cocktails with names like Cosmoshine and Ginger Apple Smash.
From Washington Times
Right now the company offers a bourbon, aged nearly two years, and an un-aged silver sweet corn whiskey.
From Washington Times
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