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corn-fed American whiskey too stubborn to age anywhere but a charred oak coffin
means An American whiskey distilled mostly from corn and aged in new charred-oak barrels, giving it that sweet, caramel-tinged warmth.
from Named for Bourbon County, Kentucky — itself christened after the French royal House of Bourbon, a nod from a young United States grateful for French help in the Revolution. So the all-American spirit wears, oddly enough, the name of French kings. The exact details of when 'bourbon whiskey' became a fixed term are hazy, but the link to that Kentucky county is well established.
- corn rule
- Must be at least 51% corn by law
- new barrels
- Each batch demands fresh charred oak, never reused
- angel's share
- Evaporation steals millions of barrels yearly
- American only
- Congress declared it a distinctly U.S. product in 1964
- no minimum age
- Bourbon can legally be bottled with zero aging
makers mark — kentucky whiskey distillery founded 1953, red wax seal bottles
pappy van winkle — ultra-rare bourbon aged 20+ years, bottles sell for $2000+
buffalo trace — sazerac distillery in frankfort, kentucky, produces wheated bourbon