barley-bree

variants also barley-broo
chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for barley-bree
Noun
  • Expect grillers from far and wide and a variety of whiskey cocktails (wine is also available).
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Check back each Sunday for his latest whiskey review.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The village band provided entertainment, and revelers enjoyed wandering around shops that remained open just for them, browsing boutiques with cocktails and glasses of wine in hand.
    Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
  • According to popular lore, George was executed by drowning in a barrel of wine.
    Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But one drink turns into several once Dave, who’s supposedly been sober for years, starts hitting the vodka and disappears onto the packed dancefloor sniffing after some surfer chicks.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Police, who discovered a broken bottle of Absolut vodka in the wreckage, described her blood alcohol level as the equivalent of consuming 10 shots of alcohol in an hour.
    Johnny Dodd, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Bubbles Form The finished blend and liqueur de tirage (a sugar and yeast solution made with the still wine) are combined and bottled.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Fun fact: elderflower, which is used in the popular liqueur St. Germain, comes from the same Sambucus nigra plant—but unlike elderberry, elderflower isn’t known to be nutrient-dense.
    Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Others turned to bathtub distillery operations, creating gin and other liquors at home.
    Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The View has collaborated with a couple of other New York institutions on exclusive cocktails, too: The Katz’s Martini combines gin and dry vermouth with Katz’s blend of pastrami spices, while the Whipped and Swirled plays on Magnolia Bakery’s banana pudding.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Megan Thee Stallion is choosing tequila as her birthday drink!
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Colorado also takes a tougher stand than free-wheeling Texas on serving alcohol through a drive-thru, so margaritas loaded with tequila are likely a non-starter in the state.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The winery distributed 1,800 bottles of 18-year brandy and 900 bottles of 25-year brandy to the Midwestern epicenter of brandy.
    Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • And no worries if kids will be eating the fondue; the wine or brandy that adds a wonderful umami flavor to the pot evaporates during the cooking process.
    Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Canned cocktails, drinks that include spirits like vodka, tequila or gin rather than the malt liquor base of popular seltzers, have begun to take market share in the ready-to-drink alcoholic beverage category.
    Ryan Baker, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The history of malt liquor, and also Pabst Blue Ribbon.
    Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2010
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“Barley-bree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barley-bree. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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