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malt

[mawlt] / mɔlt /
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A beloved producer in Melbourne, Australia, Starward’s signature Nova single malt is aged in Australian red wine barrels.

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

Founded in 1933 as E. & J. Gallo Winery, the company in 2024 renamed itself to reflect its portfolio, which by then had grown beyond wine to include distilled spirits, malt beverages and ready-to-drink cocktails.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

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

From Salon Feb. 8, 2026

They washed windows and swept floors and cleaned lavatories and put jars into boxes and sealed cardboard boxes in a factory that made malt syrup.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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

"Given the vibrancy of the overall whiskey category in China, there will be enough space for single malts, for blended whiskies, for local players, for imported whiskey, to grow," he says.

From BBC Feb. 15, 2024

Long viewed as an inferior copycat of Scotch, Japanese single malts and blended whiskies started racking up international awards around 2008, sparking intense global demand that effectively drank the supply dry by around 2015.

From Reuters Nov. 21, 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

She thought all she had to do was drink malts full of Dr. Dee’s Nerve and Flesh Builder, eat pork, and she’d put on enough weight to fill out the back of her dress.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

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

Roasted and ground lupin, chickpea, malted barley, and chicory are amongst the major ingredients the company works with, along with an undisclosed natural flavouring.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2024

“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

The palate includes almond nougat, crème brûlée, black tea, white flower petals and malted milk balls.

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 2023

On the counter, sitting beside the Walkman and a chocolate malted shake in honor of Mom, are the next three tapes.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

Sir Geoff's academic work saw him invent the barley abrasion process - which involves deliberately damaging the protective husk of grains to speed up the process of malting.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2025

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

From Reuters Sep. 29, 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

And besides, with July nearly upon them, the three roommates were malting plans for going home.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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