corn whisky


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corn whisky

n
(Brewing) whisky made from maize
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Noun1.corn whisky - whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
bootleg, corn liquor, moonshine - whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
whiskey, whisky - a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
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corn whisky

n (US) → Maiswhisky m
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San Miguel served beer, while Destileria Limtuaco introduced its small batch corn whisky.
According to the (http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/27/5.22) Federal Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits , the definition of bourbon/whiskey is "a fermented mash of grain produced at less than 190A[degrees] proof in such manner that the distillate possesses the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to whisky, stored in oak containers (except that corn whisky need not be so stored), and bottled at not less than 80A[degrees] proof."