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.
Rye is a cereal grain closely related to wheat and barley. Rye is popular in Eastern Europe with most of the world's crops grown in Russia, Poland, and Germany.Many common food and beverages contain rye, including bread, crackers, beer, and whiskey.ye whiskey that has been aged for more than two years is then designated as straight rye whiskey. In Canada, there are no laws regulating the use of the name rye whiskey.. Historically, most whiskey was distilled with rye grains although today Canadian whiskey may be made with any ratio of corn to rye.