Bourbon

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(08-14-2019, 01:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Actually now that I think about it I have probably drank more Makers Mark than Jack Danials.

Bourbon is just a type of whiskey that uses mostly corn and is aged in wooden barrels.

Whole lot more to it than that. Has to be 51% or more corn, aged in new charred white oak barrels, cannot have anything added or any filtration process to enhance or change the tast. Cannot be distilled at over 160 proof and cannot go into a barrel at more than 125 proof. Aging requirements, 2 years for straight bourbon, aged less than 4 years age must be on label, and be labeled with the youngest whiskey in the blend. Must be made in the United States.

Jack Daniels is charcoal filtered, hence, it cannot be a bourbon. It is simply a sour mash whiskey.