American Whiskey

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One of the Finest Whiskies

American Whiskey has the hallmark of vanilla sweetness, spice and a crisp flavor to it. While bourbon is one of the most popular types of American Whiskey, rye, Tennessee and corn are some of the other types of American Whiskey. With the many micro distilleries which have come up from California to New York and everywhere in between. People around the world are getting acquainted to American Whiskey and its intoxicating flavors.

Types of American Whiskey

Bourbon

Bourbon is exclusive to the country and is produced primarily in Kentucky. It is made of a minimum of 51% corn. It is aged in new charred white-oak barrels that render the whiskey its sweet flavor.

Corn

This type of whiskey contains 80% of corn in the mash bill, which is the recipe. Corn whiskey is aged for a short time in uncharred oak barrels.

Rye

Rye has a bitter and peppery taste and is fuller-bodied than bourbons. It uses at least 51% rye and is aged in new charred-oak barrels. The availability of rye made it easy to use this as an ingredient in the mash bill to create some of the best American whiskies.

Tennessee

Tennessee whiskey adds the Lincoln County Process to bourbon. The process requires the whiskey to be filtered slowly through ten feet of sugar-maple charcoal. The whiskey gets a smooth and sweet finish which reflects the taste of Tennessee whiskey. The world famous Jack Daniels owes its exotic flavors to this type of whiskey.

Wheat

Using 51% wheat, this whiskey is slightly softer than rye and bourbon. It is aged in new, charred white-oak barrels and has a smooth and sweet flavor to it.

White Dog

Commonly known as moonshine or white whiskey, the white Dog is unaged whiskey which is bottled right after distillation. Usually water is added to reduce the strength of the whiskey.

Others

Innovation leads to the creation of many flavor infusions. Other American whiskeys may result out of a blend of American Whiskeys and small changes in the process of creating whiskey.

History

American whiskey traces its origin to the states of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. It was produced mainly as a rye based liquor during the 18^th century. The availability of corn in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee favored the production of whiskey in these states by Irish pioneers.

By the 19^th century, whiskey had become popular throughout the country. The whiskey trade at its peak saw many unscrupulous traders trying to sell non-whiskey drinks in whiskey bottles. Sealed and labelled bottles became the only way to stop illegal trade.

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