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  • It wasn't until the early 2000s that it became repopularized thanks mostly to craft bartenders who liked rye's robust flavors in cocktails, as well as its historical accuracy—rye was the original whiskey in classics like the Manhattan and the Sazerac.

    Do the Rye Thing Kevin Sintumuang 2011

  • Essentially a whiskey-sour variation, this drink has sharp citrus and floral hints of dark fruit that round out rye's spicy bite.

    Super Drinks 2012

  • During rye's recent rediscovery, micro-distillers from coast to coast jumped on the bandwagon and those whiskeys are just starting to reach maturity, and store shelves.

    Do the Rye Thing Kevin Sintumuang 2011

  • But throughout rye's lost decades, a few intrepid distillers kept the flame burning for the few imbibers who still drank the stuff.

    Tony Sachs: The Spirit Of America: Rye Whiskeys For The Fourth Of July, And Every Other Day 2010

  • Twice the Duke sent whole Battalions forward in line to sweep the French Voltigeurs away, but as soon as the British Battalion resumed its station the enemy skirmishers crept back and their musket smoke blossomed again from the rye's margin.

    Sharpe's Waterloo Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 1990

  • The Dutch skirmishers had yielded the field, retreating to their Battalions, so now the scattering of enemy Voltigeurs could kneel unmolested at the rye's edge and fire at the waiting defenders.

    Sharpe's Waterloo Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 1990

  • It can have most of wheat's qualities for making various types of noodles, pastries, and some breads; and it can have most of rye's disease resistance, drought tolerance, hardiness, and adaptability to

    1 Introduction 1989

  • The results are called "octoploids" because they have eight sets of chromosomes: bread wheat's six combined with rye's two (chapter 5).

    2 History 1989

  • Their goal was to use triticale as a bridge for transferring rye's natural resistance to leaf diseases into Canada's durum-wheat crop.

    2 History 1989

  • They retain much of rye's inherent robustness, and they tend to thrive under various difficult conditions, including sandy soils, high elevations, and high rainfall.

    5 Breeding Triticale 1989

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