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sour mash

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sour mash
n.
1. A mixture of new mash and mash from a preceding run used to distill certain malt whiskeys.
2. Whiskey so distilled.

sour mash
n US
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a grain mash for use in distilling certain whiskeys, consisting of a mixture of new and old mash
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) any whiskey distilled from such a mash
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Noun1.sour mash - a mash with optimum acidity for yeast fermentation; a mixture of old and new mash; used in distilling some whiskeys
mash - a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
2.sour mash - any whiskey distilled from sour mash
whiskey, whisky - a liquor made from fermented mash of grain


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It's somewhat of a misnomer, as all American straight whiskeys--bourbon, rye, Tennessee sour mash, straight wheat whiskey--are the spirits of our forebears, and embody the spirit of our early heritage as well.
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