| Bourbon is one of those drinks that go
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| | Just as California is known for wine and
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| extremely well with cigars. Cheese can
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| | Colorado is known for beer, Kentucky is
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| have wine, candy can have soda, toast can
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| | known for Bourbon, though it can
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| have orange juice, but Bourbon is all
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| | technically be produced in any US state
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| about getting a good smoke. Despite this
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| | where distilling alcohol is not illegal.
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| fact that Bourbon and cigars are a match
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| | In the past it has been produced in
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| made in tobacco Heaven, a lot of cigar
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| | Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
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| lovers misconstrue what Bourbon is really
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| | Tennessee, Missouri, and Kansas. In
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| all about: it's more than a street in New
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| | addition to Kentucky, Bourbon is
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| Orleans.
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| | presently produced in Virginia.
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| Bourbon is a high maintenance alcohol,
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| | Still, it is the Bluegrass State that is
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| one that involves several regulations.
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| | off to the races when it comes to
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| The rules and laws that govern Bourbon
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| | Bourbon; it is a derby Kentucky has been
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| production are strict. In short,
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| | winning since the 1700's.
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| manufacturers must follow the below
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| | There is no single person credited with
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| criteria in order for whiskey to get its
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| | the invention of Bourbon - though Al Gore
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| "bourb" on.
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| | may claim to be the initial creator - but
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| Some people may assume that Bourbon is
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| | the history of it is known. The Bourbon
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| just the same as whiskey or that it is
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| | name was derived from Bourbon County, a
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| barley, er barely, different, but Bourbon
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| | large Kentucky county founded after the
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| is very distinct; it is a whiskey made of
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| | American Revolution.
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| corn. By US law, at least 51 percent of a
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| | Bourbon County had a penchant for growing
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| whiskey must be made of corn in order to
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| | crops, and farmers soon found themselves
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| be called Bourbon. Most Bourbons are,
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| | with more corn than their livestock could
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| however, made up of even more corn: they
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| | eat. The extra corn was turned into
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| are made up of around 70 percent and,
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| | whiskey, and bourbon was born.
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| being cornier, often tell jokes that
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| | Bourbon County was eventually divided
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| aren't really all that funny. The
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| | into smaller counties and residents began
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| remaining ingredients in Bourbon include
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| | to refer to it as "Old Bourbon." When
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| wheat, rye, and malted barely.
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| | whiskey makers began shipping their
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| Another key component to Bourbon is age:
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| | liquor on the Ohio River, which served as
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| it must be distilled and put inside white
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| | a major port, they stamped their sealed
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| oak barrels for a minimum of two years.
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| | barrels with the name "Old Bourbon." The
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| This, like corn content, is rarely an
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| | name stuck and Bourbon became a synonym
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| issue as most Bourbons are aged in
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| | for corn whiskey.
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| barrels for around four years. Once aging
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| | In 1964, the US Congress made Bourbon the
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| is complete, nothing can be added to the
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| | "native spirit," sealing its place in
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| Bourbon to change the color, add flavor,
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| | American history forever.
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| or enhance sweetness.
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