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Bourbon whiskey (/ ˈ b ɜːr b ən /; also simply bourbon) is a barrel-aged American whiskey made primarily from corn (maize). The name derives from the French House of Bourbon, although the precise source of inspiration is uncertain; contenders include Bourbon County, Kentucky, and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, both of which are named after the House of Bourbon. [1]
On a federal level, the definition of Tennessee whiskey is legally established under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) [1] and at least one other international trade agreement [2] that require it to be "a straight Bourbon whiskey authorized to be produced only in the State of Tennessee".
Maker's Mark bourbon (Suntory Global Spirits) says the traditional definition is a whiskey produced using "approximately 1,000 gallons or less (19 barrels) from a mash bill of around 200 bushels of grain". [7] [8] Bernheim Original wheat whiskey (Heaven Hill) says that a small batch would involve "typically no more than 100" barrels. [9]
The name of the bourbon is a reference to the year Kentucky became a state. The bourbon is positioned as a premium brand, [2] and the pricing policy makes it a competitor to Knob Creek or Woodford Reserve. This reflects a trend in bourbon production, resulting from competition with single malt whisky, [3] which makes small batch bourbons a big ...
Jim Beam (has released a single barrel bourbon) [7] Kentucky Bourbon Distillers (an independent bottling company) Michter's (a brand which has single barrel bourbon and rye [8] expressions) Willett Pot Still Reserve (a single barrel bourbon) Willett Family Estate (single barrel bourbon and rye [9]) Knob Creek Distillery (a Beam Inc. distillery)
Very Old Barton is a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey produced in Bardstown, Kentucky and aged 4 or 6 years by the Sazerac Company at its Barton Distillery. [1] It is bottled in 80-, 86-, 90- and 100-proof (US) expressions.
Old Overholt Bottled in Bond straight rye whiskey. Bottled in bond (BIB) is a label for an American-produced distilled beverage that has been aged and bottled according to a set of legal regulations contained in the United States government's Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits, [1] as originally specified in the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897.
Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon is typically aged for 6 to 8 years. It is aged in Warehouse H at Buffalo Trace, which is the only metal-cladded warehouse at Buffalo Trace and was commissioned for construction by one of the distillery's early leaders, Albert B. Blanton, shortly after the end of the Prohibition era.