bourbon whiskey
bourbon whiskey, whiskey distilled from corn mash; specifically, a whiskey distilled from a mash containing at least 51 percent corn, the rest being malt and rye, and aged in new charred oak containers. See whiskey.
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bourbon whiskey
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26 September 2026
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