barley sugar

noun

British
: a clear hard candy made from boiled sugar

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The main function of the yeast deviated from producing good beer to simply being able to survive for an extraordinarily long period of time without its primary food source: barley sugar. Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 The one-of-a-kind liquid, meantime, offers intense notes of barley sugar and ripe peach on the palate, balanced by delicate florals, dry spice, raisins and a hint of oak. Tim Chan, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023

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“Barley sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barley%20sugar. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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