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Whiskey is distilled from beer, which is fermented from grain. Though other grains are used, barley should be considered the default grain used in making both beer and whiskey. The vast majority of all types of whiskey are made with at least some barley. Barley has earned its postion at the core of whiskey through its diastatic power of fermentation. Barley's big, round, buttery-porridge flavor is at least part of the flavor for almost every type of whiskey.
A trend has emerged in America of producing whiskey of types that formerly always were fermented by the use of malted barley now with little barley, or none at all. These supermajority whiskies are sometimes made with liquid enzymes instead of malted barley. This is perfect for making less-expensive whiskies that will have none of the flavor most traditionlal to whiskies for a mllenium. They are perfect for those who mistakenly believe that the barrel is the main flavor of whiskey.
Now you know my bias. I don't think you could form a better one.
Other grains are used, sometimes without the assistance of barley, to make alternative sorts of whiskey. Whether such is a pure-rye Monongahela-style whiskey or the expensive plaything of Asian millionaires, Kweichow moutai, I will admit that worthy whiskies without barley do exist.
Kindly note: I do not let bureaucrats, nor the corporate types who lobby them to allow inferiror products, tell me what whiskey is. If you want to present me with some paragraph of regulation, you have missed the culinary truth of what I am doing.
Barley whiskies are distilled from distiller's beer fermented from barley – some, or all, of which will have been malted.
Single Smoke-Malted-Barley Whiskies
Single Malted-Barley Whiskies
Blended Malted-Barley Whiskies
Pure-Barley Whiskies
Mixed-Grain Barley Whiskies
Broad-Grain Barley Whiskies
Barley-Whisky-Blended Grain Spirits
Rye Whiskies
Rye whiskies are distilled from distiller's beer fermented from rye – most-often with some malted barley for fermentation and flavor.
Pennsylvania-style Rye Whiskey
Pennsylvania-style rye whiskey is distilled from a mash containing at least 10% malted barley for fermentatin and flavor, with the rest being rye.
PENNSYLVANIA-STYLE RYE WHISKEYMonongahela-style Rye Whiskey
Monongahela-style Rye Whiskey is distilled from an all-rye mash, but with at least 10% of it having been malted.
MONONGAHELA-STYLE RYE WHISKEYMaryland-style Rye Whiskey
Maryland-style Rye Whiskey is distilled from a mash containing at least 10% malted barley for fermentation and flavor, at least 51% rye, and a fair amount of maize.
MARYLAND-STYLE RYE WHISKEYSupermajority Rye Whiskey
Supermajority Rye Whiskey is distilled from a mash containing at least 93% rye – with either small amounts of malted barley, or liquid enzymes, for fermentation.
SUPERMAJORITY RYE WHISKEYWhisky-blended Canadian Grain Spirit
Whisky-blended Canadian grain spirit (also called blended Canadian whiskey) is composed by blending rye whisky with a greater amount of Canadian grain spirit.
Maize Whiskies
Maize whiskies are distilled from distiller's beer fermented from maize – most-often with some malted barley for fermentation and flavor.
Bourbon Whiskies are distilled from a mash containing malted barley for fermentation and flavor, between 51% and 79% maize, and commonly a third grain for accenting flavor.
High-barley Bourbon Whiskey
High-barley Bourbon whiskey is distilled from a mash containing at least 20% malted barley for fermentation and flavor, between 51% and 79% maize, and some rye or wheat, or both.
Classic Bourbon Whiskey
Classic Bourbon whiskey is distilled from a mash containing at least 10% malted barley for fermentation and flavor, at least 51% maize, and some rye for accenting flavor.
CLASSIC BOURBON WHISKEYHigh-rye Bourbon Whiskey
High-rye Bourbon whiskey is distilled from a mash containing some malted barley, at least 20% rye, and between 51% and 79% maize.
Wheated Bourbon Whiskey
Wheated Bourbon whiskey is distilled from a mash containing some malted barley, at least 16% wheat, and between 51% and 79% maize.
Whiskey-blended American Grain Spirit
Whiskey-blended American grain spirit (also called blended American whiskey) is composed by blending Bourbon whiskey, or mixed Bourbon and rye whiskey, with a greater amount of American grain spirit.
Corn Whiskies
Corn whiskies are distilled from a mash made up of at least 80% maize (also called 'corn'), traditionally with enough barley for fermentation and to produce whiskey flavor, and commonly a third grain for accenting flavor.
Classic Corn Whiskey
Classic corn whiskey is distilled from a mash containing some malted barley, some rye, and at least 80% maize.
Tennessee-style Corn Whiskey
Tennesee-style corn whiskey is distilled from a mash containing some malted barley, some rye, and at least 80% maize, and filtered through maple charcoal for purification and flavor-reduction before aging."
Supermajority Corn Whiskey
Supermajority corn whiskey is distilled from a mash of at least 94% maize – with either malted barley, or liquid enzymes, for fermentation.
Wheat Whiskies
Wheat whiskies are distilled from distiller's beer fermented from wheat – most-often with some malted barley for fermentation and flavor.
American Wheat Whiskey
American Wheat whiskey is distilled from a mash containing at least 10% malted barley for fermentation and flavor, at least 51% wheat, and usually some maize.
AMERICAN WHEAT WHISKEY
Sorghum Whiskies
Sorghum whiskies are distilled from sorghum beer, which is made from sorghum grain using daqu for fermentation, flavor, and aroma.
Sorghum Whisky
Sorghum whiskies include both Kweichow moutai (also called Guizhou, or Quiecheu, maotai), and er guo tou jiu.