barley-bree

noun

variants also barley-broo
Definition of barley-breenext
chiefly Scottish
as in whiskey

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  1. whiskey
  2. wine
  3. vodka
  4. liqueur
  5. gin
  6. tequila
  7. brandy
  8. malt liquor
Noun
  • Honeyed syrups, ripe fruit, and lighter bitters can take whiskey from fireside sipper to patio companion.
    — Emily Price, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Making a hot toddy without whiskey might help, though.
    — Amelia MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of whiskey
Noun
  • According to the brand, añejo is Strait’s favorite style of tequila (meaning it’s been aged between one and three years), and aging the spirit in wine barrels as opposed to the ex-bourbon barrels that are typically used in the industry is Codigo’s signature move.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Her work with the Lakers is actually what got her into wine, and soon enough, the wine industry.
    — Tabnie Dozier, Essence, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of wine
Noun
  • According to a photo of the new menu item included in the TikTok clip, the drink is made up of Smirnoff raspberry vodka, raspberry liqueur, lemonade and a splash of soda.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Brown-Forman, whose products include bourbon, tequila, vodka, and gin, reported a 5% sales decline, including a 1% whiskey decline, in the second half of 2024, Food Dive said.
    — Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of vodka
Noun
  • The new Ume & Sakura cocktail, inspired by the sakura cherry trees gifted from Japan in 1912, combines Ume Japanese whisky, cherry blossom liqueur, Marugoto Shibori and Sakura Bitters.
    — Taryn White, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • This drink has a very herbal flavor from the basil and the Pimm's liqueur.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of liqueur
Noun
  • To make it, combine 2.5 oz Sake ONO, 0.5 oz premium gin, 0.25 oz premium vodka and 2 dashes of orange bitters in a mixing glass.
    — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Conversation and Ruinart flowed, as did cocktails—Tokyo Garden, a gin, shiso and yuzu mix proved very popular.
    — Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of gin
Noun
  • Try using it as a mixer with rum, tequila, or mezcal for a tropical, flavorful cocktail that stands out.
    — Emily Price, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The extra añejo category of tequila (aged for more than three years) was recognized by Mexico’s tequila governing body, the CRT, in 2006, but Cuervo claims that its Reserva de la Familia was the first release in this category, well before the official definition arrived.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of tequila
Noun
  • Residents of Wisconsin drink brandy in their official state cocktail, the brandy old fashioned, which is different from a traditional old fashioned in that cherries, oranges, bitters, sugar and brandy are muddled together before being topped with sweet or sour soda.
    — Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • What to order: Presidente Margarita — reposado tequila, orange liqueur and brandy.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of brandy
Noun
  • Canned cocktails, drinks that include spirits like vodka, tequila or gin rather than the malt liquor base of popular seltzers, have begun to take market share in the ready-to-drink alcoholic beverage category.
    — Ryan Baker, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The history of malt liquor, and also Pabst Blue Ribbon.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2010
Definition of malt liquor
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