A corn-dominant whiskey that may be fresh and grain-forward or matured and rounded. Unaged examples can show cornmeal, fresh cereal, dough and fermentation fruit; matured versions add vanilla, light toast and spice. Neither colourlessness nor a rustic presentation is required for the entire category.
A colourless or nearly colourless grain spirit presented in ADI's white-whiskey grouping, emphasizing cereal, dough, fresh fruit and fermentation character with little overt wood. Successful examples can be lively, rounded and expressive. A raw or solvent-dominated finish is not required simply because the spirit lacks mature oak flavours.
