American Whiskey

Tennessee Whiskies

Apart from the location the prime difference between Bourbons and Tennessee whiskies such as Jack Daniels is that maple charcoal filtering is used to filter the spirit in the latter.

The whiskey is trickled very slowly through 10 feet of hard maple charcoal, right after distillation. It's this extra step in the whiskey-making process that makes Jack Daniel’s more than a bourbon...and provides the special character known only to Tennessee Whiskey. This mellowing process is accomplished by the use of hard maple charcoal that they produce in a very special and traditional way.

Jack Daniel's is called a Tennessee whiskey because it does not quite comply with federal requirements (Corn Content) to be labeled a Bourbon and also Jack Daniels is proud of its state of origin.

Corn Whiskey 

Must contain at least 51% corn most corn distillers use upward of 70% with the remaining 30% small grains determined by the whiskies recipe this can include rye, the traditional second grain or/and wheat or/and malted barley.

Amongst specific corn whiskeys there is "Shine on Georgia Moon" a clear spirit Claiming to be less than 30 days old before it is bottled in to what can be best described as a Jam jar. I have read one quote "Unless you try this raw product you will never quite appreciate the art of distilling and ageing Bourbon"

As all domestic distillation is highly illegal in the states this clear spirt is as close as there is to a commercially produced "moonshine"

Rye Whiskey

Made from a mash with a minimum of 51% rye grain, however most straight rye whiskies are over 65%.

Rye whiskeys are regarded as delicate yet peppery.

Sour Mash Whiskey

A seemingly peculiar practise for scotch drinkers.

The liquid from the left over mash of fermented cooked grains is added to the mash of grains and yeast ready to make up the next batch.

This brings the character of the previous batch of whiskey into the new batch.This is used to control the acidity of the new mash and create a perfect environment for the temperamental new yeast.

Small batch bourbons

As the name suggests only produced in small quantities, by tradition up to only twenty barrels at the most.

The Small Batch Bourbon Collection represents the very best in bourbon, each handcrafted in limited quantities using time-honoured recipes. These special recipes allow each Small Batch Bourbon to be distinctively different. As Booker Noe, Jim Beam's grandson and master distiller emeritus says: "This is bourbon the way it used to be, the way it was meant to be."

This range includes Bakers, Basil Hayden, Bookers and Knob Creek.

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