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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I wish it was bread-flavored. Bread doesn't usually taste like bitter herbs.

[–] ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week ago

May I recommend kvass?

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago

Try the Russian bread water (Kwas) in your local eastern European grocer.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

fuck that i love rye *downvote*

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But rye doesn't have any bitter herbs ...

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 5 points 1 week ago

There's actually so little actual Rye left after distillation that whiskey is gluten free. (Beer is not)

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Rye kernels and rye bread, sure, but not rye spirit. Bitter aromas generally don't make it through the distillation process. Rye whiskey does have a lot of oak tannins, but it shares that property with bourbon. I would agree that bourbon tastes somewhat "sweeter" than rye, but it's a subtle difference.

Also, rye is a grain, not a herb.