How many bourbons

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Skip slide summaries Everything in This Slideshow. All rights reserved. Close Sign in. Both are made by Beam, so they are similar in flavor, but OGD's three variations, of course, get bolder the higher you go. Bourbon can be much more than the 51 percent corn minimum; many are made from 60 to 70 percent corn.

But very few exist with a really high corn content. Buffalo Trace produces Old Charter with a corn content of more than 80 percent. The other main one is from New York's new microdistiller Tuthilltown Spirits, which made a splash in the market with its "Baby Bourbon"—made from percent New York corn yes, it's legal to produce the stuff outside of Kentucky and aged in new charred wood.

Whiskeys with a high percentage of corn may come across with extra sweetness. Also note that there is a separate and distinct category of corn whiskey; these spirits must be at least 80 percent corn and can only be aged in used charred barrels or new uncharred wood. While most bourbons are made with corn, rye, and barley, a handful of outlaws defy that tradition with a mashbill of corn, wheat, and barley.

Whiskey geeks call these "wheaters" or "wheated bourbons. Maker's Mark is perhaps the most famous. Others include the many renderings of the Weller label, Rebel Yell , and any of the Van Winkle bourbons. Rebel Yell is the lightest and youngest of the bunch. No legal definition exists to define "small-batch. In general, "small-batch" means that a distillery used fewer barrels to make a bottling than it would have with its flagship brand, like Jim Beam white label. Still, this could mean that a distillery culled the choice stuff from 4 barrels or 4, Maker's Mark draws on about 19 barrels for each batch.

Yes, bourbon is the featured spirit in many cocktail recipes from the classic old fashioned to the refreshing mint julep. Skip to content Skip to main menu Menu. When is World Whisky Day? How can I take part in World Whisky Day? Are you ready for the Blair Bowman emoji?

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