Can u give me full defination of bourbon whisky?!
Can u give me full defination of bourbon whisky?
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It's filtered twice through charcoal.
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To put it simply, bourbon is a type of whisky from Kentucky, USA.
It is fermented from grains like barley, rye, wheat and corn. The mash is then distilled and the alcohol collected would be aged in charred wood barrels before bottling.
Bourbon is a type of whiskey that is made in the U.S. - kind of like how scotch is scottish whiskey. Most bourbons are made mostly from corn with some wheat, rye, or barley and is aged in oak barrels for at least 4 years. The name Bourbon is from Bourbon, Kentucky and almost all bourbon is made in kentucky.
First try no to use those two words with each other as a bartender i have found that it angers most people from Kentucky.
A bourbon by its definition has to be made in Kentucky This is because the water they use to make it is naturally filter through tons of limestone and has a different quality then just regular water. A bourbon also has to be made with at least a 51% corn mixture and must be aged in brand new charred oak barrels for at least two years or else it can not be qualified as a bourbon. After the bourbon is done aging they can cut the proof by adding water but they cannot add any coloring or flavoring..
While knowing this keep in mind a few things
That jack Daniel's may follow some of these rules they are a sour mash whiskey not a bourbon I have had many Tennesseans and Kentuckians argue about this at my bar..also if the "e" is left out of the "whiskey" it has been made in Canada.
Jim Beam
Bourbon is a Whiskey (spelling technicality)
The Canadians make Whisky.
Here are the requirements of being a Bourbon Whiskey
Made in US (anywhere in US. 95% made in KY though)
Proof between 80 and 160 (but typically 80 to i've seen as high as 142-3 proof)
Mash bill at least 51% Corn
Distilled at no more than 160 proof (and no less than 80 proof)
Barreled at no more than 125 proof
Barreled in new white oak charred barrels with a poplar bung
Aged for at least 2 years (but most is at least 4 yrs old. some as old as 23 yrs)
Can have nothing added to alter flavor or color (only water to cut the proof)
Those are the requirements for being a Bourbon Whiskey...
To be a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey it is a little more complicated but has all of the requirements of being just a plain bourbon whiskey as well as a few others...
Must be made in Kentucky
Proof between 80 and 160 (but typically 80 to i've seen as high as 142-3 proof)
Mash bill at least 51% Corn
Minimum 15% backset stillage (makes it a sour mash)
Fermented using lactic yeast
Fermented for minimum of 3 days
Distilled at no more than 160 proof (and no less than 80 proof)
Barreled at no more than 125 proof
Barreled in new white oak charred barrels with a poplar bung
Aged for at least 2 years (but most is at least 4 yrs old. some as old as 23 yrs)
Must remain in the state of KY for 1yr and 1 day (for 2 yrs taxes)
Can have nothing added to alter flavor or color (only water to cut the proof)-
As for some people's speculations. Limestone water is not a requirement for bourbon.. but Kentucky is full of limestone and underground springs so most all of the water used is rich in limestone. Often times the water undergoes a demineralizing process before it is used for cutting the barrel proof to bottling proof
Color comes from the char in the barrels. Not caramel or other additives.
Hope this helps.