Corn whiskey is an
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whiskey made from a
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made up of at least 80 percent corn (
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). The whiskey is distilled to not less than 40 percent
alcoholIn chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. An important group of acohols is formed by the simple acyclic alcohols, the general formula for which is C
nH
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by
volumeThe volume of any solid, liquid, gas, plasma, theoretical object, or vacuum is how much three-dimensional space it occupies, often quantified numerically. One-dimensional figures and two-dimensional shapes are assigned zero volume in the three-dimensional space...
. It does not have to be aged but, if it is aged, it must be in new or used uncharred
oakAn oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 400 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
barrels. Aging usually is brief, e.g., six months. During aging the whiskey picks up color and flavor and its harshness is reduced.
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Corn whiskey is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
whiskey made from a
mashMash may mean:* Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, a United States Army medical unit serving in a combat area of operations** M*A*S*H, a media franchise based on a U.S...
made up of at least 80 percent corn (
maizeMaize , is a herbaceous plant domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents...
). The whiskey is distilled to not less than 40 percent
alcoholIn chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. An important group of acohols is formed by the simple acyclic alcohols, the general formula for which is C
nH
2n+1OH...
by
volumeThe volume of any solid, liquid, gas, plasma, theoretical object, or vacuum is how much three-dimensional space it occupies, often quantified numerically. One-dimensional figures and two-dimensional shapes are assigned zero volume in the three-dimensional space...
. It does not have to be aged but, if it is aged, it must be in new or used uncharred
oakAn oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 400 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
barrels. Aging usually is brief, e.g., six months. During aging the whiskey picks up color and flavor and its harshness is reduced.
Corn whiskey is also frequently called "Corn liquor" or "Corn Squeezin’s".
See also
- Bourbon whiskey
Bourbon is an American whiskey, a type of distilled spirit, made primarily from corn and named for Bourbon County, Kentucky. It has been produced since the 18th century.- Legal requirements :...
- Ethanol (fuel)
- Moonshine
| align="right"||}Moonshine is a common term for home-distilled alcohol, especially in places where this practice is illegal.The name is often assumed to be derived from the fact that moonshine producers and smugglers would often work at night...
- Tennessee whiskey
Tennessee whiskey or Tennessee whisky is a sour mash of American whiskey that undergoes a filtering stage called the Lincoln County Process, in which the whiskey is filtered through a thick layer of maple charcoal before it is put into casks for aging. This step gives the whiskey a distinctive flavor...
- List of whiskey brands