bourbon

Bourbon, specifically Maker's Mark has been on my brain for the last month! It honestly is the perfect alchol for the colder winter months. Its delicious oakiness and versatility is perfect to bring a different dimension to holiday cocktails and can be sipped alone. You maybe asking what is really the difference between bourbon and whiskey. The subtly in batch is huge, though the difference in name can be shocking small. Bourbon must be made in the United States, preferring but not always in Kentucky. It must be made from 51% corn, aged in oak barrels (thats where it gets its carmel color), distilled up to 160 proof, entered into the barrel aging at 125 proof, and must be sold over 80 proof. There is no aging requirement, but must sit at a minimum of 3 months the liquor to have its distinctive taste. Another distinction is "Straight" if the batch is straight bourbon then it has sat for two years, and has no additional additives. The history of the liquor is not entirely documented, though the practice can be attributed to a model of the first settlers in the US trying to mimic the fermentation process of the french, by aging their grain liquor in oak barrels for a period of time. Try it in a brown derby.