1
: a hardy annual grass (Secale cereale) that is widely grown for grain and as a cover crop
2
: the seeds of rye
3
4
: a male member of the Roma
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Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
This marks the first time that a rye whiskey is part of the President’s Choice line, although the distillery does have a single barrel rye in its portfolio that is bottled unfiltered and at barrel strength.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
Menu highlights at locations include bagels, breakfast items, scones, and a bevy of breads like its rye hearth loaf, rye pretzels, baguettes, country loafs and more.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
The event will feature approximately 50 vendors serving around 200 varieties of bourbon, rye, scotch, whiskey and whisky — and, yes, there’s more than just a spelling difference between those last two.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Each barrel, whether bourbon or rye, is aged between seven and nine years.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
This marks the first time that a rye whiskey is part of the President’s Choice line, although the distillery does have a single barrel rye in its portfolio that is bottled unfiltered and at barrel strength.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
Menu highlights at locations include bagels, breakfast items, scones, and a bevy of breads like its rye hearth loaf, rye pretzels, baguettes, country loafs and more.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
The event will feature approximately 50 vendors serving around 200 varieties of bourbon, rye, scotch, whiskey and whisky — and, yes, there’s more than just a spelling difference between those last two.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2025
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“Rye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rye. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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rye
noun1
: a hardy annual grass (Secale cereale) that is widely grown for grain and as a cover crop
2
: the seeds of rye used for bread flour, whiskey manufacture, feed for farm animals (as poultry), and especially formerly in the roasted state as a coffee substitute
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