sour mash
Americannoun
noun
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a grain mash for use in distilling certain whiskeys, consisting of a mixture of new and old mash
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any whiskey distilled from such a mash
Etymology
Origin of sour mash
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
Not quite achaar at Badmaash: The pickles at this downtown Indian restaurant aren't the pungent sour mash you'll find at a traditional Indian restaurant or grocery store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2014
Humbly describing themselves only as "folk-oriented" singers, they crack jokes and sing songs that only vaguely resemble the old straight sour mash.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the Tennessean news columns, as distinctively flavored as Tennessee sour mash bourbon, heavy local coverage is liberally laced with national and international news and brightly written features.
From Time Magazine Archive
He leaned over and stuck the tip of his long pink tongue into the sour mash and then looked at me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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