bourbon

n.
A whiskey distilled from a fermented mash containing not less than 51 percent corn in addition to malt and rye.

[After Bourbon County in northeast Kentucky.]

American whiskey made by distilling fermented maize mash. Sour mash bourbon is made from mash that has yeast left in it from a previous fermentation.

An American corn-based whiskey whose name comes from Bourbon County, Kentucky. Bourbon can be made legally in any part of the United States, though most of it still comes from Kentucky. All bourbon is based on one of two types of mash (grain that's ground or crushed before being steeped in hot water and fermented): sweet mash, which uses fresh yeast to start the fermentation process from scratch; and sour mash, which combines a new batch of sweet mash with a portion of the residue from the previous fermentation, a technique similar to that used in making sourdough bread. The resulting liquor is often labeled sour mash bourbon. Straight bourbon is distilled from a mash of at least 51 percent but not more than 79 percent corn. If there's more than 80 percent corn, it must be labeled corn whiskey. Straight bourbon must also be aged in new, charred oak barrels for a minimum of 2 years (although most bourbons are aged for 4 years or more), must not be over 160 proof (80 percent alcohol) and can only use water to reduce the alcohol level. Single-barrel bourbon comes from a single barrel; the number of the barrel is typically printed on the label. Small-batch bourbon generally refers to a high-quality bourbon blended from selected barrels. See also tennessee whiskey.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bourbon, majswhisky

Nederlands (Dutch)
bourbon (whisky)

Français (French)
n. - réactionnaire, (Hist) Bourbon, (US) bourbon (whisky)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Reaktionär, Bourbon (Whiskey)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αμερικανικό ή καναδέζικο ουίσκι, μπέρμπον

Italiano (Italian)
reazionario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tipo (m) de uísque americano

Русский (Russian)
консерватор, американское виски

Español (Spanish)
n. - reaccionario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bourbon (amerik. whisky)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
美国威士忌酒, 波本威士忌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 美國威士忌酒, 波本威士忌

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부르봉 왕가의 사람, 극단적인 보수주의자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バーボン, ブルボン王家の人, 極端な保守主義者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من الخمور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ויסקי, בורבון‬

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