hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt
The oldest native American whiskey, originally manufactured in the 1600s by Scotch and Irish settlers in New York. Rye is a very full bodied drink with a pronounced character, and perhaps for that reason, it has faded in popularity in the land of its origin to the point where it lags behind all other varities of whiskey in consumption. Many people confuse rye with blended whiskey, but the two are far from being the same. Rye must be made with at least 51% rye grain, the rest being corn and barley. Rye is aged in in new charred oak barrels for at least 2 years.
Whiskey distilled from at least 51% rye.
a whiskey distilled from a mash containing not less than 51% rye grain, traditionally produced in the United States and Canada.
An inferior grain for bread because its proteins don't form gluten, rye is typically planted only in the cold, wet climates where wheat won't thrive. Most rye breads have a good amount of refined flour in them to help them rise, and even the rye flour used may not be whole grain. Taste: Sweet, fruity, chewy. How to use: Add whole grain rye flour to a favorite wheat bread or pancake recipe. 1 cup medium rye flour has 361 calories, 2g fat, 10g protein, 79g carbohydrates, 15 g fiber.
(alc. 40%) A name still used by many people for Canadian Whisky, although corn is today the dominant grain.
Grain used in whiskey-making, most notably in the USA, where rye whiskey was once more popular than Bourbon. Now something of a niche product, rye is making a stealthy comeback among US connoisseurs. glossaryS
A hardy annual cereal grass related to wheat. Rye flour is often mixed with wheat flour to make rye breads. The seeds are used to make flour, malt liquors, whisky, and Holland gin. "Pumpernickel" is a heavy, dark bread made of rye flour.
Rye (Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain and forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to barley and wheat. Rye grain is used for flour, rye bread, rye beer, some whiskies, some vodkas, and animal fodder.