grain whisky

collocation in English

meaningsofgrainandwhisky

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grain
noun
uk
/ɡreɪn/us
/ɡreɪn/
a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice ...
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whisky
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈwɪs.ki/us
/ˈwɪs.ki/
a strong, pale brown alcoholic drink, originally from Scotland and Ireland, made from grain such as barley, maize, ...
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(Definition ofgrainandwhiskyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most of this is maize used in production ofgrainwhisky.
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The corresponding figures forgrainwhiskywere £0·5 million, 86½ million proof gallons and 0·5 million proof gallons, respectively.
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There are two types of whisky, malt whisky which is made purely from malted barley, andgrainwhisky, which can use other cereals, not necessarily malted.
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I think that one can say thatgrainwhiskyinvolved more of a chemical process.
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Most of this is maize used in production ofgrainwhisky.
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Malt whisky is produced from copper stills whereas stainless stills are generally used forgrainwhisky.
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The corresponding figures forgrainwhiskywere £0·5 million, 86½ million proof gallons and 0·5 million proof gallons, respectively.
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For example, it may be necessary to define different production processes for malt andgrainwhiskyseparately.
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A minimum of three years is specified forgrainwhisky, but for malt the more usual minimum period before sale is eight years.
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The magistrate ruled against them, which clearly meant thatgrainwhiskywas not the true whisky.
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If a single malt is mixed withgrainwhisky, the result is a blended whisky.
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Whisky made from only malted barley (or primarily from malted barley) is typically called malt whisky rather thangrainwhisky(although barley is a grain).
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This variety was a blended malt, meaning it was made just from single-malts with nograinwhiskyadded.
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The distillery was meant to ensure the delivery withgrainwhisky.
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Occasionally well-aged grain whiskies are released as "singlegrainwhisky" if made at one distillery or "blended grain whisky" if combining spirits from multiple distilleries.
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No information is available on the quantities of malt and grain whiskies in blended whisky.
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A blended whisky consisting wholly of different malt whiskies should be classified as "wholly malt"; a blended whisky containing malt whiskies and grain whiskies should be classified as "other".
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Grain whiskies can also contain some malted barley.
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Each grain is fermented, distilled, and aged separately to produce grain whiskies.
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Each grain is fermented, distilled, and aged separately to produce a mritage of single grain whiskies.
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