single-malt
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of single-malt
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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Founded in 2005, this Taiwanese operation has quickly grown into a well-known, well-loved single-malt producer, with bottles ranging from $100 to over $1,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The profile described a man in the fullness of middle age, harvesting the benefits he had earned, drinking the best wines and single-malt scotch, driving appropriately luxurious but not ostentatious vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
Subsequent analysis of the liquid, which was purported to be a single-malt Scotch made by the Macallan distillery in 1878, showed that it was a blended Scotch made sometime after 1970.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
The process, when combined with Tyrconnel’s stellar single-malt fluid, gives way to flavors of honeysuckle, champagne, and jasmine...but don't tell dad that.
From Golf Digest ● Jun. 12, 2019
“Will you please inform zis ’Agrid zat ze ’orses drink only single-malt whiskey?”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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