How can they call it a bourbon?
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How can they call it a bourbon?
Bourbon can be made anyplace in the U.S., as long as it has 51% corn in the mash.Quote:
Originally Posted by newracer
I always thought it had to come from Bourbon county, I guess not.
Since the days of prohibition Bourbon County Kentucky has been a dry county (and apparently still is).Quote:
Originally Posted by newracer
There is zero legal Bourbon made in Bourbon. :p
The bourbon is okay.. I wouldnt put it in my top 10..
Breckenridge Vodka is good too. I like leopold bros whiskey the best of all the Colorado whiskey I've tried.
Bardstown, KY claims to be the bourbon capital of the world. It's in Nelson County.Quote:
Originally Posted by newracer
I never see the "plain" on the shelf, only the fruit versions. Been wanting to try it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firehaus
They also have a project with Odell, used barrels for aging the beer. It is interesting...
http://odellbrewing.com/beer/fernet-aged-porter/
Breckenridge Bourbon, $32/bottle at Hazel's in Boulder.
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Originally Posted by Firehaus
Friend that is starting a distillery thinks Leopold Bros is the best from Colorado, if that means anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by XJ
Leopold Bros original is good stuff, nice and dry. The fruit stuff tastes like straight up syrup though. After a bottle of regular, I tried the New York Apple. It was so sweet that if you cut it with water at 50%, it just tasted like apple juice.
Total Beverage has everything mentioned in this thread so far, and even has a Colorado Whiskey section. I don't know about the Pappy Van Winkle though.