Hypernyms (cordial is a kind of...): alcohol; alcoholic beverage; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of cordial): absinth; absinthe (strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise) ratafee; ratafia (sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds)
Bourbon is mostly made from corn, at least 51% corn. Rye whiskey is mostly or entirely made from Rye. They differ in many other details - for example Bourbon must be aged in new, charred American Oak barrels and made in the US, Scotch must be made in Scotland, but the big differences are the grains used.
Difference Between Rye and Whiskey. Differentiating rye and whiskey is a very easy task if you are to talk about the rye that is the member of the wheat family. However, it is not rye (the grass) that often gets confused with whiskey (the drink). It is actually rye whiskey that is usually mistaken for the whiskey itself.