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To: Khurkris
"Bourbon is not Bourbon uless it is made in Kentucky. It is merely whiskey...nothing more."

More specifically, doesn't it have to be distilled in Bourbon County Kentucky to be considered bourbon?

39 posted on 05/09/2005 6:03:06 AM PDT by joebuck
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To: joebuck; Khurkris

"More specifically, doesn't it have to be distilled in Bourbon County Kentucky to be considered bourbon?"



Not any more:


http://cocktails.about.com/library/weekly/aa050299.htm


"Bourbon does not have to be made in Kentucky unless it is labeled "Kentucky Bourbon". Bourbon must be distilled from a mash containing at least 51 percent corn, and aged a minimum of two years by a law enacted in 1964. The remainder of the mash is corn, rye, wheat, or malted barley. It must be aged in new charred oak barrels which are sold after use to Canada and Scotland."


Another thing I learned about bourbon today!


41 posted on 05/09/2005 6:36:26 AM PDT by need_a_screen_name
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