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What is the difference between whiskey and bourbon?
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the difference escapes me -what they have in COMMON is the ability to ruin the next day if you forget when to call it a night!!::beer::What is the difference between whiskey and bourbon?
mike
Is this knowledge why Don crashed on your couch,Mark must've taken a cab home ?Bourbon is a type of whiskey.
For a whiskey to qualify as bourbon, the law -- by international agreement -- stipulates that it must be made in the USA. It must be made from at least 51% and no more than 79% corn, and aged for at least two years. (Most bourbon is aged for four years or more.) The barrels for aging can be made of any kind of new oak, charred on the inside. Nowadays all distillers use American White Oak, because it is porous enough to help the bourbon age well, but not so porous that it will allow barrels to leak. It must be distilled at no more than 160 proof (80% alcohol by volume). Nothing can be added at bottling to enhance flavor or sweetness or alter color. The other grains used to make bourbon, though not stipulated by law, are malted barley and either rye or wheat.
Bourbon is amber colored, and a little sweeter and heavier in texture than other whiskeys. Bourbon gets it’s name from Bourbon County in Kentucky where it originated.
Nice job Roy, you must've been paying attention on the tour!!Bourbon is a type of whiskey.
For a whiskey to qualify as bourbon, the law -- by international agreement -- stipulates that it must be made in the USA. It must be made from at least 51% and no more than 79% corn, and aged for at least two years. (Most bourbon is aged for four years or more.) The barrels for aging can be made of any kind of new oak, charred on the inside. Nowadays all distillers use American White Oak, because it is porous enough to help the bourbon age well, but not so porous that it will allow barrels to leak. It must be distilled at no more than 160 proof (80% alcohol by volume). Nothing can be added at bottling to enhance flavor or sweetness or alter color. The other grains used to make bourbon, though not stipulated by law, are malted barley and either rye or wheat.
Bourbon is amber colored, and a little sweeter and heavier in texture than other whiskeys. Bourbon gets it’s name from Bourbon County in Kentucky where it originated.
Well now, I suppose 1 out of 2 ain't bad dancebanana::devil::Actually I never call it Bourbon. I prefer the Tennessee varieties due to my heritage.
Ok you got me on that one.Well now, I suppose 1 out of 2 ain't bad dancebanana::devil::Actually I never call it Bourbon. I prefer the Tennessee varieties due to my heritage.
At least your choice of college teams has some orange in it
Glad to hear you made it home Don, I understand wanting to get home.
So majority corn, but can contain grains?bourbon is an american whiskey (mainly KY) made of not less than 51 percent corn, barley, and rye or wheat grain.
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