Definition of "bourbon" []

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

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• "As he worked, I drew a second glass of poisoned bourbon from the keg."
• "“The crowd in the bar said this his taste for bourbon is a match for yours.”"
• "In fact, most of the whiskey cocktails we know as bourbon-based, such as the Sazerac, the Manhattan and the Old Fashioned, were originally made with rye."