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SOUR MASH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any whiskey distilled from sour mash

Synonyms:

sour mash; sour mash whiskey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("sour mash" is a kind of...):

whiskey; whisky (a liquor made from fermented mash of grain)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mash with optimum acidity for yeast fermentation; a mixture of old and new mash; used in distilling some whiskeys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("sour mash" is a kind of...):

mash (a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing)

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