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Subject: Re: Bourbon and scotch
From: Cupajo
Posted: Mon Jan 5. 2004, 01:17 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Bourbon and scotch"  by boozehound  (Wed Dec 24. 2003, 20:24 UTC)
> > Bourbon Whiskey can -only be made in the US (and not just Kentucky). 
> > 
> > "Bourbon" refers to the fact that the original grain mixture consists 
> > 
> > of at least 51% corn, the rest can be made up of any mixture of rye, 
> > 
> > wheat, or barley that the distiller chooses. "Rye" Whiskey must be 
> > 
> > made from at least 51% rye. Tennesee Whiskey (which is only Jack 
> > Daniels and George Dickle) is made exactly the same as Bourbon, 
> > except at the very end it is filtered through charcoal.
> 
> I had thought that "burbon" had to come from burbon county which is 
> why you have several drinks that may as well be burbon calling 
> themselves other things.  could be entirely wrong on this one 
> though.


Bourbon can be made anywhere in the US but if you want it to be any good, it 
has to be from Kentucky.   ;)


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