As stated in the rules, bourbon must be aged in a charred, new-oak barrel. Many consider the barrels to be downright magical. Charring the wooden… Read More »Bourbon has special Barrel regulations but not Scotch or Irish Whiskey

Although there may be a minimum age to drink it, but there’s no set number of years to age bourbon. Technically speaking, as long as… Read More »Bourbon is not required to be aged

Depending on the state, about 60% of the cost of any given bottle of bourbon goes to the government. (Federal & State) On top of… Read More »Taxes can account for more than half the cost of a bottle of bourbon

President Truman started his day with a substantial breakfast: eggs, bacon, toast, milk, and– bourbon! That’s right, our 33rd president supposedly woke up at 5… Read More »President Truman started his day with Bourbon.

To protect distillers (and consumers) from diluted, blended, and boot-legged products, the US government passed the Bottled in Bond Act in 1897 that stated the… Read More »Bottled in Bond

Until the late 1880s, cocktails were sipped through a hollow stalk of ryegrass, often leaving an unpleasant residue as it deteriorated. One fateful day, however,… Read More »Bourbon is responsible for drinking straws.

Lady Randolph Churchill, the American-born mother to former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, is credited as having invented the Manhattan cocktail, a mix of bourbon or… Read More »Winston Churchill’s mother

In the first year of aging, around eight (8) percent of the bourbon in a barrel is either absorbed by the barrel (Devils Cut) or… Read More »One-third of bourbon just…disappears.

The uniquely American spirit made exclusively in the United States, but enjoyed around the world. U.S. Federal Regulations require bourbon whiskey to be made from… Read More »Bourbon by definition