rye whiskey vs rye

rye whiskey and rye both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rye whiskey	Yes	No	No	No
rye	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rye whiskey and rye are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of rye whiskey include rye whisky.

rye whiskey (noun)	rye (noun)
whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt	whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt
	hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
	the seed of the cereal grass