Whiskey / Whisky
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WHISKEY / WHISKY { wis- kee} Noun “WHISKEY” (OR WHISKY) IS AN ALCOHOLIC DISTILLATE MADE FROM A MASH OF FERMENTED GRAIN. THE SPELLING OF THE WORD DEPENDS ON THE LOCATION WHERE THE SPIRIT ORIGINATES. WHILE THE SCOTS SPELL THE SPIRIT ‘WHISKY’ MOST OTHER NATIONS CALL IT ‘WHISKEY’. THE CATEGORY OF WHISKEY ITSELF IS VERY BROAD, AND IS IN FACT THE LARGEST GROWING SPIRIT CATEGORY IN THE WORLD. WHISKEY IS BEING PRODUCED ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND SO DIFFERS IN TYPE BASED ON THE GRAIN USED AND THE LOCATION IN WHICH IT WAS DISTILLED, AS WELL AS THE LENGTH OF AGEING AND THE TYPE OF OAK BARREL USED IN THE AGEING PROCESS. ALL WHISKEY MUST BE DISTILLED AT LESS THAN 190 PROOF (95% ABV) AND BOTTLED AT NO LESS THAN 80 PROOF (40% ABV). IT MUST POSSESS THE “TASTE, AROMA AND CHARACTERISTICS GENERALLY ATTRIBUTED TO WHISKEY”, ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION PROVIDED BY THE ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU OF THE UNITED STATES. WHILE THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON WHICH TYPES OF GRAIN CAN BE USED TO CREATE A WHISKEY, THERE ARE RULES PERTAINING TO THE LABELLING OF A WHISKEY DEPENDING ON THE MASH BILL USED. FOR EXAMPLE; • RYE WHISKEY MUST BE MADE FROM A MINIMUM OF 51% RYE GRAIN. • BOURBON WHISKEY MUST BE MADE FROM A MINIMUM OF 51% CORN. • A SINGLE MALT SCOTCH MUST BE MADE FROM 100% MALTED BARLEY, AND BE DISTILLED IN A POT STILL BY A SINGLE DISTILLERY. ONCE DISTILLED, ALL WHISKEY IS AGED IN OAK BARRELS. DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE WHISKEY PRODUCER, THE OAK MAY VARY. BOURBON IS AGED IN AMERICAN OAK BARRELS, WHILE SCOTCH IS SOMETIMES AGED IN EUROPEAN OAK. THE BARRELS CAN BE EITHER TOASTED, WHICH IS MAINLY A EUROPEAN METHOD, OR CHARRED. MOST WHISKEY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES WILL CHAR THEIR BARRELS. FROM THIS OAK, THE WHISKEY WILL INHERIT FLAVOUR, COLOUR AND AROMAS. ONCE THE WHISKEY IS BARRELLED, IT WILL BE STORED AND AGED IN A “RICKHOUSE”, UNTIL A TIME AT WHICH THE MASTER BLENDER IS SATISFIED WITH THE WHISKEY AND THE BOTTLING PROCESS BEGINS. FACTORS SUCH AS THE POSITION OF THE BARREL WITHIN THE RICKHOUSE AND THE TEMPERATURE OF THE RICKHOUSE WILL AFFECT THE WHISKEY, AND THOSE PLACED AT THE TOP OF A RICKHOUSE WILL AGE AT AN ACCELERATED PACE, WHILE THOSE AT THE BOTTOM LEVELS OF THE RICKHOUSE WILL MATURE AT A SLOWER RATE. EACH DISTILLERY HAS A MASTER BLENDER WHO OVERSEAS THE WHISKEY FROM THE INITIAL DISTILLATION THROUGH THE AGEING PROCESS AND THEN TO THE BOTTLING OF THEIR WHISKEY. 1 BOURBON BOURBON WHISKEY IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMONLY RECOGNISED CATEGORIES OF WHISKEY. ACCORDING TO THE TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU (TTB), ANY SPIRIT LABELLED AS A BOURBON; • MUST BE PRODUCED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA • MAY NOT EXCEED 160 PROOF (80% ABV) • MUST BE DISTILLED FROM A FERMENTED MASH OF NO LESS THAN 51% CORN • MUST BE STORED AT NO MORE THAN 125 PROOF (62.5% ABV) IN CHARRED NEW OAK BARRELS WHILE THERE IS NO PARTICULAR RULE HOW LONG A BOURBON MUST STAY INSIDE THE BARREL FOR AGEING, THE LABEL MUST STATE THE AGE IF IT IS AGED FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS. IF YOU WISH TO LABEL YOUR BOURBON AS A “STRAIGHT BOURBON” THEN IT MUST BE AGED FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS IN THE BARREL. 1792 SMALL BATCH KENTUCKY 46.85% BARTON 1792 DISTILLERY $15 1835 (LONESTAR) TEXAS 45.0% NORTH TEXAS DISTILLERS $16 AMADOR DOUBLE BARREL KENTUCKY 43.4% CHARBAY DISTILLERS $22 ANGEL'S ENVY PORT CASK FINISH KENTUCKY 62.9% LOUISVILLE DISTILLING COMPANY $100 BAKER'S KENTUCKY 53.5% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $17 BARE KNUCKLE VIRGINIA 45.0% KO DISTILLING $24 BASIL HAYDEN'S KENTUCKY 40.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $13 BELLE MEADE 10YO CASK STRENGTH BARREL # 1422 TENNESSEE 52.3% NELSON'S GREEN BRIER DISTILLERY $35 BELLE MEADE 10YO CASK STRENGTH BARREL # 3170 TENNESSEE 54.3% NELSON'S GREEN BRIER DISTILLERY $37 BELLE MEADE SHERRY FINISH TENNESSEE 45.2% NELSON'S GREEN BRIER DISTILLERY $35 BELLE MEADE STRAIGHT TENNESSEE 45.2% NELSON'S GREEN BRIER DISTILLERY $21 BELLE MEADE XO COGNAC FINISH TENNESSEE 45.2% NELSON'S GREEN BRIER DISTILLERY $35 BELMONT FARMS KOPPER KETTLE STRAIGHT VIRGINIA 46.0% BELMONT FARM DISTILLERY $20 BIB & TUCKER SMALL BATCH KENTUCKY 46.0% KENTUCKY ARTISAN DISTILLERY $20 BLACK MAPLE HILL OREGON 47.5% STEIN DISTILLERY $55 BLACK SADDLE 12YO CALIFORNIA 45.0% $29 BLADE AND BOW KENTUCKY 45.5% STITZEL-WELLER DISTILLERY $28 BLANTON'S GOLD EDITION KENTUCKY 51.5% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $29 BLANTON'S ORIGINAL PRIVATE RESERVE SINGLE BARREL KENTUCKY 46.5% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $14 BLANTON'S SPECIAL RESERVE KENTUCKY 40.0% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $12 BLANTON'S STRAIGHT FROM THE BARREL KENTUCKY 47.8% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $40 BLOOD OATH PACT NO. 2 KENTUCKY 49.3% LUXCO INC. $55 BOND AND LILLARD STRAIGHT KENTUCKY 50.0% WILD TURKEY DISTILLERY $24 BOOKER'S KENTUCKY 63.9% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $38 BOWER HILL BARREL RESERVE OHIO 43.0% BOWER HILL DISTILLERY $25 BOWMAN BROTHERS VIRGINIA 45.0% A. SMITH BOWMAN DISTILLERY $19 BRECKENRIDGE COLORADO 45.0% BRECKENRIDGE DISTILLERY $28 BREUCKELEN DISTILLING PROJECT NO. 1 NEW YORK 50.0% BREUCKELEN DISTILLING $30 BUFFALO TRACE KENTUCKY 40.0% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $9.5 BUFFALO TRACE EXP. COLLECTION 2016, 105 KENTUCKY 45.0% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $30 BUFFALO TRACE SINGLE OAK PROJECT BARREL #5 KENTUCKY 45.0% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $65 BULLEIT KENTUCKY 40.0% FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY $10 BULLEIT 10YO KENTUCKY 45.6% FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY $13 BURNSIDE 4YO OREGON 48.0% EASTSIDE DISTILLING $22 2 BOURBON CONT. CEDAR RIDGE BATCH # 331 IOWA 40.0% CEDAR RIDGE DISTILLERY $18 CHATTANOOGA RESERVE 1816 TENNESSEE 45.0% MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS $15 CORNER CREEK RESERVE KENTUCKY 44.0% KENTUCKY BOURBON DISTILLERS $25 DRY FLY 101 WASHINGTON 50.5% DRY FLY DISTILLING $30 EAGLE RARE 10 KENTUCKY 45.0% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $14 EAGLE RARE 17 KENTUCKY 45.0% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $55 EH TAYLOR JR SINGLE BARREL KENTUCKY 50.0% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $45 EH TAYLOR SMALL BATCH KENTUCKY 50.0% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $45 ELIJAH CRAIG BARREL PROOF KENTUCKY 69.4% HEAVEN HILL $45 ELIJAH CRAIG SMALL BATCH KENTUCKY 47.0% HEAVEN HILL $15 EVAN WILLAMS 100 PROOF BOTTLED IN BOND KENTUCKY 50.0% OLD EVAN WILLIAMS DISTILLERY $19 EVAN WILLIAMS KENTUCKY 43.0% OLD EVAN WILLIAMS DISTILLERY $10 EVAN WILLIAMS 12YO KENTUCKY 50.5% OLD EVAN WILLIAMS DISTILLERY $16 EVAN WILLIAMS SINGLE BARREL 2008 VINTAGE KENTUCKY 43.3% OLD EVAN WILLIAMS DISTILLERY $15 EZRA BROOKS 12YO SINGLE BARREL KENTUCKY 49.5% HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERY $29 FEW ILLINOIS 46.5% FEW SPIRITS $30 FIGHTING COCK KENTUCKY 51.5% FIGHTING COCK DISTILLING CO. $15 FOUR ROSES KENTUCKY 40.0% FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY $12 FOUR ROSES SINGLE BARREL KENTUCKY 50.0% FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY $24 FOUR ROSES SMALL BATCH KENTUCKY 45.0% FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY $16 FOUR ROSES SUPER PREMIUM KENTUCKY 43.0% FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY $25 GARRISON BROTHERS TEXAS 47.0% GARRISON BROTHERS DISTILLERY $35 GARRISON BROTHERS 2016 TEXAS 47.0% GARRISON BROTHERS DISTILLERY $35 GEORGE T. STAGG KENTUCKY 69.1% BUFFALO TRACE DISTILLERY $65 HEAVEN HILL KENTUCKY 40.0% HEAVEN HILL $14 HEAVEN HILL SELECT STOCK KENTUCKY 63.8% HEAVEN HILL $90 HENRY MCKENNA SINGLE BARREL 10YO KENTUCKY 50.0% HEAVEN HILL $23 HERMAN MARSHALL TEXAS 46.0% DALLAS DISTILLING INC. $30 HIGH WEST AMERICAN PRAIRIE UTAH 46.0% HIGH WEST DISTILLERY $17 HUDSON BABY NEW YORK 46.0% HUDSON VALLEY DISTILLERS $24 HUDSON FOUR GRAIN NEW YORK 45.0% HUDSON VALLEY DISTILLERS $30 HUNTER & SCOTT VIRGINIA 45.0% RESERVOIR DISTILLERY $25 I.W. HARPER 12YO KENTUCKY 43.0% BERNHEIM DISTILLERY $35 J. R. EWING STRAIGHT TEXAS 40.0% $29 JAMES E . PEPPER 1776 KENTUCKY 46.0% MIDWEST GRAIN PRODUCTS $15 JEFFERSON'S OCEAN KENTUCKY 45.0% CASTLE BRANDS $26 JEFFERSON'S PRITCHARD HILL CABERNET CASK KENTUCKY 45.1% CASTLE BRANDS $35 JEFFERSON'S RESERVE VERY OLD VERY SMALL BATCH KENTUCKY 45.1% CASTLE BRANDS $20 JEFFERSON'S VERY SMALL BATCH KENTUCKY 41.2% CASTLE BRANDS $16 JIM BEAM BONDED KENTUCKY 50.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $13 JIM BEAM SIGNATURE CRAFT 12YO KENTUCKY 43.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $15 JIM BEAM SIGNATURE CRAFT BROWN RICE KENTUCKY 45.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $53 JIM BEAM SIGNATURE CRAFT HARVEST TRITICALE KENTUCKY 45.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $42 JIM BEAM SIGNATURE CRAFT HIGH RYE KENTUCKY 45.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $46 JIM BEAM SIGNATURE CRAFT ROLLED OAT KENTUCKY 45.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $48 JIM BEAM SIGNATURE CRAFT SIX ROW BARLEY KENTUCKY 45.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $42 JIM BEAM SIGNATURE CRAFT SOFT RED WHEAT KENTUCKY 45.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $48 JOHNNY DRUM GREEN LABEL KENTUCKY 40.0% KENTUCKY BOURBON DISTILLERS $12 JOHNNY DRUM PRIVATE STOCK 15YO KENTUCKY 50.5% KENTUCKY BOURBON DISTILLERS $24 JOSEPH A. MAGNUS & CO. STRAIGHT KENTUCKY 50.0% JOS. A. MAGNUS & CO. $65 JOSHUA BROOK KENTUCKY 40.0% HEAVEN HILL $15 JOURNEYMAN FEATHERBONE MICHIGAN 45.0% JOURNEYMAN DISTILLERY $35 3 BOURBON CONT. KENTUCKY VINTAGE KENTUCKY 45.0% WILLETT DISTILLERY $17 KING'S COUNTY NEW YORK 45.0% KING'S COUNTY DISTILLERY $25 KING'S COUNTY BARREL STRENGTH NEW YORK 63.0% KING'S COUNTY DISTILLERY $35 KING'S COUNTY BOTTLE IN BOND NEW YORK 50.0% KING'S COUNTY DISTILLERY $30 KING'S COUNTY PEATED NEW YORK 45.0% KING'S COUNTY DISTILLERY $29 KNOB CREEK 9YO 100 PROOF KENTUCKY 50.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $16 KNOB CREEK 9YO 120 PROOF SINGLE BARREL KENTUCKY 60.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $21 KNOB CREEK BELMONT STAKES KENTUCKY 50.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $35 KNOB CREEK LIMITED 2001 EDITION BATCH 3 KENTUCKY 50.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $105 KNOB CREEK SMOKED MAPLE KENTUCKY 45.0% JIM BEAM DISTILLERY $30 KOVAL ILLINOIS 46.0% KOVAL DISTILLERY $22 LARCENY KENTUCKY 46.0% HEAVEN HILL $25 LEXINGTON KENTUCKY 43.0% WESTERN SPIRITS $29 MAKER'S MARK KENTUCKY 40.0% MAKER'S MARK DISTILLERY INC.