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Former size for US nip bottles before metrication. Replaced by the 50 mL "metric nip". 1 ⁄ 8 Pint (US) 2 US fl oz: 2.08 imp fl oz: 59.14 mL: Former size for US miniature bottles before metrication that were based on the pre-Prohibition jigger. Replaced by the 50 mL "metric nip". Twelfth (US) 11 US fl oz-325 ml
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]
Ancient Age is a 36-month-old bourbon, bottled at 80 proof. Ancient Age 90 is a variation of the traditional 36-month old bourbon, bottled at 90 proof. Ancient Ancient Age 10 Star is bottled at 90 proof. The product line also includes Ancient Age Preferred blended whiskey, bottled at 80 proof.
The typical bourbon barrel is 53 US gallons (200 L; 44 imp gal) in size, which is thus the de facto standard whiskey barrel size worldwide. [21] [22] Some distillers transfer their whiskey into different barrels to "finish" or add qualities to the final product. These finishing barrels frequently aged a different spirit (such as rum) or wine.
There were four different batches released in 2016, retailing at around $130 per bottle. Bottles were 100 proof and aged for 14 years, which is 5 years longer than the Original 100 and Knob Creek Single Barrel. [9] Knob Creek 18 Year Old: Introduced in 2022, the 100 proof bourbon is the company's oldest expression to date. [10]
On August 4, 2003, a fire destroyed a Jim Beam aging warehouse in Bardstown, Kentucky. It held 15,000 barrels (795,000 US gal or 3,010,000 L) [note 1] of bourbon. Flames rose more than 100 feet from the structure. Burning bourbon spilled from the warehouse into a nearby creek. An estimated 19,000 fish died of the bourbon in the creek and a river.
Old Forester is a brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whisky produced by the Brown–Forman Corporation. [1] It has been on the market continuously for longer than any other bourbon (approximately 150 years as of 2020), and was the first bourbon sold exclusively in sealed bottles.
Old Grand-Dad is a brand of bourbon whiskey distilled at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont, Kentucky. The brand was created by Raymond B. Hayden and named after his grandfather Meredith Basil Hayden Sr., who was a well known distiller during his lifetime. A fanciful portrait of Hayden Sr. is depicted on the front of each bottle.
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