Why Over 1/3rd Of America Is BROKE

[alfsauve]

Don't go knocking bourbon, son!!!

I wasn't knocking Bourbon, grandpa.   Just Old Crow as the, ahem, bottom of the barrel.

I always have some JD Black Label in the house and now favor the newcomer, Jefferson, for guests and special occasions.

[Timothy]

For the record, Jack Daniels ain't  bourbon!

It's fine Tennessee whiskey...

[Big Frank]

JD would be bourbon if they didn't run it through charcoal.

I also have fond memories of the A&P store coffee grinder. Nothing beat that smell.

[Pathfinder]

JD would be bourbon if they didn't run it through charcoal.

I also have fond memories of the A&P store coffee grinder. Nothing beat that smell.

Charcoal ain't got anything to do with it, it's the recipe which is defined by law for anything to be called bourbon. And no, it doesn't have to come from KY, although that helps!

[Timothy]

On May 4, 1964, the United States Congress  recognized Bourbon Whiskey as a “distinctive product of the United States.” The Federal Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits (27 C.F.R. 5.22) state that bourbon must meet these requirements:

    * Bourbon must be made of a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn (maize).
    * Bourbon must be distilled to no more than 160 (U.S.) proof (80% alcohol by volume).
    * Neither coloring nor flavoring may be added.
    * Bourbon must be aged in new, charred oak barrels.
    * Bourbon must be entered into the barrel at no more than 125 proof (62.5% alcohol by volume).
    * Bourbon, like other whiskeys, may be bottled at not less than 80 proof (40% alcohol by volume.)
    * Bourbon that meets the above requirements and has been aged for a minimum of two years may (but is not required to) be called Straight Bourbon.
    * Straight Bourbon aged for a period less than four years must be labeled with the duration of its aging.
    * If an age is stated on the label, it must be the age of the youngest whiskey in the bottle.
    * Only whiskey produced in the United States can be called bourbon.

JD is 80% corn so they prefer to call it "Corn Whiskey" or sour mash.  I think it's voluntary...

Too much information on the web to determine fact over fiction...

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[Big Frank]

Years ago I read the recipe for JD. Unless they changed it JD meets all the requirements Timothy posted except it's charcoal filtered. That's what makes it Tennessee whiskey.

This is from Jack Daniel's website. Is Jack Daniel's a bourbon?

Jack Daniel's is not a bourbon - it's a Tennessee Whiskey. Jack Daniel's is dripped slowly - drop-by-drop - through ten feet of firmly packed charcoal (made from hard sugar maple) before going into new charred oak barrels for aging. This special process gives Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey its rare smoothness. It's this extra step - charcoal mellowing – that makes Jack Daniel's a Tennessee Whiskey.

[tombogan03884]

The charcoal filtering is considered to violate the "coloring/flavoring" rule is what I recall reading some where.

[Timothy]

Another fun fact about bourbon..

Scot and Canadian distilleries often use used, re-charred bourbon barrels to age their whiskies.

[alfsauve]

So, bilt,

5 pages later I guess we know why 1/3 of America is BROKE.   Obsessing over coffee and bourbon.

[TAB]

So, bilt,

5 pages later I guess we know why 1/3 of America is BROKE.   Obsessing over coffee and bourbon.

I always thought it was because women out number men in this country....