sour mash

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.

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sour mash

n

1. (Brewing) a grain mash for use in distilling certain whiskeys, consisting of a mixture of new and old mash

2. (Brewing) any whiskey distilled from such a mash

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sour′ mash′

n.

a blended grain mash used in the distilling of some whiskeys, consisting of new mash and a portion of mash from a preceding run and yielding a high rate of lactic acid.

[1880–85, Amer.]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 sour mash whiskey whiskey, whisky - a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

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