sugar maple
noun
1
: a maple (Acer saccharum) of eastern North America with 3- to 5-lobed leaves, hard close-grained wood much used for cabinetwork, and sap that is the chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar
called also rock maple, hard maple
2
: any of several maples (especially Acer nigrum and A. grandidentatum) often considered subspecies of the sugar maple
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Explore New England forests filled with sugar maple and hemlock, old carriage roads, and Green Mountain pastures in this National Historical Park.
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Josh Laskin,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
Each undergoes filtration through sugar maple charcoal—a requirement in Tennessee whiskey known as the Lincoln County Process—before being barreled and aged separately.
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David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2026
And of the 1 billion or so trees on the reservation, about 23% are sugar maples, ideal for tapping to make maple syrup and sugar.
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Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
30 Mar. 2026
It’s filtered through 10 feet of sugar maple charcoal before barreling, part of the Lincoln County process that defines Tennessee whiskey, and is then aged in new charred oak barrels.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2026
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Josh Laskin,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
Each undergoes filtration through sugar maple charcoal—a requirement in Tennessee whiskey known as the Lincoln County Process—before being barreled and aged separately.
—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2026
And of the 1 billion or so trees on the reservation, about 23% are sugar maples, ideal for tapping to make maple syrup and sugar.
—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
30 Mar. 2026
It’s filtered through 10 feet of sugar maple charcoal before barreling, part of the Lincoln County process that defines Tennessee whiskey, and is then aged in new charred oak barrels.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Sugar maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugar%20maple. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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