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malt

[mawlt] / mɔlt /
NOUN
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For Martin, a key to growing American single malt is convincing drinkers to embrace variety.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Like Neapolitan pizza, the New York bagel has certain well-defined characteristics: rolled from a cold-fermented, high-gluten, low-hydration dough flavored with malt syrup, kettle-boiled, then baked.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

In the 1970s, actor Billy Dee Williams was the iconic face of Colt 45 malt liquor.

From Salon Feb. 8, 2026

But in South Korea, you might find single malt whiskies, $800 French wines, 24K gold bars, shampoo and conditioner refill stations, televisions or a dine-in instant noodle bar with more than 200 varieties of ramyon.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2025

Lose a litde weight maybe, but the first hamburger and a malt and fries will bring it right back.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

The Notch’s 8-, 12- and 15-year-old single malts retail for $250, $350 and $500, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

"The reduction of trade barriers in the Republic of Korea will further enhance Scotch Whisky's access to an important market, especially for single malts."

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

"With no Australian malt available, the prices of other malts has become crazy."

From Reuters Sep. 29, 2023

For example, Amazon in 2019 offered “Maisel Day” to promote its comedy drama “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” with 1950s-inspired pricing on malts and movie tickets.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2022

A hamburger and a malt, a cold malt and fries—two hamburgers and two malts and fries— and he would sit and eat and tell everybody about the storm and the killer whales.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen

But the federal government didn’t even recognize American single malt—whiskey made from 100% malted barley produced at one U.S. distillery—as a spirits category until 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Without that moisture, the candy turns into a crispy structure with an interior texture that resembles a chocolate malted ball.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2025

“And the Welsh have everything that we have: They have decent water, they have malted barley, and they have yeast, so they can make good whisky.”

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2024

His gochujang is made with malted barley, glutinous millet, coarse salt, Korean chili powder and powdered soybeans mixed in different proportions to create a finished product that can be nutty, sweet or spicy.

From Seattle Times Jun. 20, 2023

“You know,” I said, “you ought to throw away that jar of malted milk you have in there.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Those shipments sometimes accounted for more than half of Chinese malting barley demand, depending on the year.

From Reuters Sep. 29, 2023

Additionally, its small size means it falls through the perforations at the bottoms of malting kettles designed to accommodate larger barley kernels.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2023

After the malting operation closed, the building fell into disrepair.

From Washington Post Dec. 1, 2022

The malting step adds flavor but also a few days to the recipe.

From Seattle Times Mar. 22, 2022

He walked back to Strawberry and began malting the hissing noises that grooms make.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis




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