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sour mash

 
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
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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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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