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branch water definition

☆ branch water

  1. water from a small stream or brook
  2. water, esp. ordinary tap water, as used for mixing with whiskey, etc.

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I was always under the impression that branch water is used as a mixer for spirits which have been distilled using water from the same source (stream) as the mix.

Posted by anonymous 37 days ago.

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