Bourbon
Bourbon is named after Bourbon County in Kentucky U.S.A. and by AMerican law it must consist of 51% corn minimum but it typically consists of about 70% corn with the remaining ingredients being rye, wheat and barley. It is often distilled in oak barrels for at least two years and this two year period is mandatory to produce ’straight bourbon’. After the mixture is aged it is mixed with water and bottled with the resulting liquid normally coming out at around 40% abv (see glossary for definition of abv)
It is believed that bourbon originated at Fort Harrod in Kentucky in 1774 where people would plant corn and their harvests would exceed what they needed so they began producing Bourbon. Most bourbon is produced and distilled in Kentucky however it is also produced in Pennsylvania, Illinois as well as several other locations.
July 25th, 2008 at 5:55 am
There is a little mistake in the above description of the origins of Kentucky Bourbon. The only people living in Kentucky in 1174 would have been Native Americans. Fort Harrod was not established until 1774, when James Harrod and thirty men settled here in what became the first European settlement in Kentucky. I hope this helps
July 25th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
hi Mr educated,
thanks for the comment, it was a typo on our part which has now been amended. thanks for bringing it to our attention and enjoy the rest of the site.
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