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An especially prominent variation is the labeling "Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey", used to indicate a straight whiskey made in Kentucky from a mash of at least 51% corn. For a straight whiskey to be called corn whiskey, it must use a mash with at least 80% corn and be aged in used or uncharred barrels.
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]
Evan Williams is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey bottled in Bardstown, Kentucky, [2] [3] by the Heaven Hill company. [4] [5] The product is aged for a minimum of four years [5] (which is more than the two year minimum to be called 'straight' bourbon, but is the minimum requirement for a straight whiskey that does not have an age statement on the label). [6]
In the library, Lomax offered me a pour of Oxmoor Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Volume III, sourced from two modern Kentucky bourbon distilleries. They call it Volume III because decades after ...
Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve: a 120 proof (60% ABV) single barrel bourbon, aged 9 years. [6] Knob Creek Single Barrel Select: a 120 proof (60% ABV) single barrel bourbon, part of Jim Beam's private barrel pick program for retailers. [6] Knob Creek Rye: a 100 proof (50% ABV) straight rye whiskey bearing the Knob Creek name was released in ...
Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – The flagship Jim Beam bourbon, aged for four years in new charred oak barrels and bottled at 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof). Jim Beam Black – Jim Beam aged for seven years and bottled at 45% alcohol by volume (90 proof).
Many brands are made with sourced bourbon, made by a distillery then sold to a third party. Sometimes the sourced bourbon is finished in other barrels to give it a unique flavor.
The highest-priced mint juleps at the event use bourbon from the Brown-Forman sister brand, Woodford Reserve, which is marketed as the "official bourbon" of the Kentucky Derby. Old Forester, a bourbon also made by Brown-Forman, replaced Early Times starting May 2, 2015 [9] as the standard Kentucky Derby whisky for the lower-priced mint juleps.