corn whiskey
noun
: whiskey distilled from a mash made up of not less than 80 percent corn compare bourbon
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As the Kentucky Bourbon Trail—the official route that includes dozens of distillers of America’s Spirit (the corn whiskey distilled in oak barrels that’s only made here)—celebrates its 25th anniversary, there’s never been a better time to experience it.
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Julia Eskins, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2024
Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the third in the series, following last year’s 20-year-old corn whiskey and 2022’s 17-year-old bourbon.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
The margaritas are stellar, but so are the cocktails made with unexpected Mexican spirits, like purple corn whiskey.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023
If Mellow Corn is corn whiskey, this is corn whiskey.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
The bar menu features eight custom cocktails made with corn whiskey, mezcal, bourbon, rums, tequila and vodka with names like Bolo Tie, Electric Cowboy and Daisy Dukes.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
One of the most unique cocktails, the Tejuino, is a complex and boozy blend of Mexican corn whiskey, overproof rum, lime juice, piloncillo, and masa that the team fermented in-house with koji, typically used to make sake.
—Emma Balter, Chron, 23 Feb. 2023
So, for the uninitiated, a quick primer: First of all, Mellow Corn is a corn whiskey, not a bourbon.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
Inspired by an 1818 poem by English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, this international cocktail is made with a crust of overcooked rice, Icelandic Aquavit, Mexican Abasolo unaged corn whiskey and Xtabentún honey anise liqueur.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
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Julia Eskins, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2024
Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the third in the series, following last year’s 20-year-old corn whiskey and 2022’s 17-year-old bourbon.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
The margaritas are stellar, but so are the cocktails made with unexpected Mexican spirits, like purple corn whiskey.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2023
If Mellow Corn is corn whiskey, this is corn whiskey.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
The bar menu features eight custom cocktails made with corn whiskey, mezcal, bourbon, rums, tequila and vodka with names like Bolo Tie, Electric Cowboy and Daisy Dukes.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
One of the most unique cocktails, the Tejuino, is a complex and boozy blend of Mexican corn whiskey, overproof rum, lime juice, piloncillo, and masa that the team fermented in-house with koji, typically used to make sake.
—Emma Balter, Chron, 23 Feb. 2023
So, for the uninitiated, a quick primer: First of all, Mellow Corn is a corn whiskey, not a bourbon.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
Inspired by an 1818 poem by English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, this international cocktail is made with a crust of overcooked rice, Icelandic Aquavit, Mexican Abasolo unaged corn whiskey and Xtabentún honey anise liqueur.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
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“Corn whiskey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20whiskey. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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