Some Quality Name Brands We Carry: Ancient Age Baker's Basil Hayden's Blanton's Booker's Buffalo Trace Bulleit Bourbon Eagle Rare Early Times Elmer T. Lee Evan Williams George Dickel Jack Daniels Jim Beam Jim Beam Rye Kessler Knob Creek Maker's Mark Michter's Old Bardstown Old Crow Old Fitzgerald Old Forrester Old Grandad Old Overholt Rye Old Weller Peter Jake's Rip Van Winkle Rittenhouse Rye Russel's Reserve The Classic Cask Series Vintage Bourbon Series Vintage Rye Series W.L.Weller Wild Turkey Wild Turkey Rye Willett Bourbon Woodford Reserve
American Whiskeys
American whiskeys must be distilled from a fermented mash of grain and possess the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to whisky. The most common of the "named types" listed in the federal regulations[10]are:
Corn whiskey, which is made from a mash made up of at least 80% corn (maize).
The "named types" of American whiskey must be distilled to not more than 80 percent alcohol by volume. "Named types" must then be aged in charred new oak containers, excepting corn whiskey. Corn whiskey does not have to be aged but, if it is aged, it must be in new un-charred oak barrels or used barrels. The aging for corn whiskey usually is brief, e.g. six months.
If the aging for a "named type" reaches 2 years or beyond, the whiskey is then additionally designated "straight" e.g. "straight rye whiskey". "Straight whiskey" (without naming a grain) is a whiskey which has been aged in charred new oak containers for 2 years or more and distilled at not more than 80 percent alcohol by volume but is derived from less than 51% of any one grain.
American blended whiskeys combine straight whiskey with un-aged whiskey, grain neutral spirits, flavorings and colorings.
Not defined by the law but important in the marketplace is Tennessee whiskey, of which Jack Daniel's is the leading example. During distillation, it is identical to bourbon in almost every important respect. The most recognizable difference is that Tennessee whiskey is filtered through sugar maple charcoal, giving it a unique flavor and aroma.
