What's a brand name of bourbon?

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What's a brand name of bourbon?

Answer 1

Bourbon is a little, ok well actually a LOT, different from vodka. Bourbon is an American Whiskey and there are quite a few brands out there. Jim Beam makes some good Bourbons, I am a whiskey fan myself but I haven’t tried that many bourbons – but that said I will try my best to recommend a few.

Jim Beam has some Kentucky Bourbons (and they do have a few) are pritti decent for their price, there are also sum others out there which are good price wise but if you want something a little better  my favourites from JBeam are the Booker's True Barrel and the Basil Hayden’s Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey…Haha so many JBeams (can you tell I’m a fan). To recommend something different Woodford Reserve is also quite good on both quality and price.

Those are all the ones that I remember but if you want a comprehensive list they have one at: http://www.kybourbon.com/english/pages/b...

Answer 2

There are lots of bourbons available. But here are my top 10 favorites and the most popular ones in our restaurant/bar.

Jack Daniels, Marker's Mark, Jim Beam, k**b Creek, Ancient Age, Woodford Reserve, Wild Turkey, Bulleit Bourbon, Basil Hayden and Blantons.

The older - the better.

Answer 3

Bourbon is an American whiskey, a type of distilled spirit, made primarily from corn and named for Bourbon County, Kentucky.

If a whiskey made anywhere else using the same recipe it would be called sour mash whiskey.

To be called Bourbon the whiskey must meet these requirements:

Bourbon must be made of a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn.

Bourbon must be distilled to no more than 160 (U.S.) proof (80% alcohol by volume).

Bourbon must be 100% natural (nothing other than water added to the mixture).

Bourbon must be aged in new, charred oak barrels.

Bourbon which meets the above requirements and has been aged for a minimum of two years, may (but is not required to) be called Straight Bourbon.

Bourbon aged for a period less than four years must be labelled with the duration of its aging.

Answer 4

Bourbons and Distillers

Main article: Bourbon whiskey

The following distilleries are open to the public.

Four Roses Distillery — Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Buffalo Trace Distillery — Frankfort, Kentucky

Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont, Kentucky

Labrot & Graham Distillery — Versailles, Kentucky

Maker's Mark Distillery — Loretto, Kentucky

Wild Turkey Distillery — Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Kentucky Bourbons

1792 — Barton Distillery, Owensboro, Kentucky

Ancient Age — Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

Baker's — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont, Kentucky & Boston, Kentucky

Barclay's - Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Basil Hayden's — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky

Beam's Choice - Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky

Benchmark & Benchmark XO (single-barrel) -Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

Black Maple Hill - Bardstown, Kentucky

Blanton's — Buffalo Trace Distillery — Frankfort, Kentucky

Booker's — Jim Beam Distillery, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky

Buffalo Trace — Franklin County, Kentucky

Bulleit Bourbon — Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Cabin Still - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Colonel Lee - Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Corner Creek — Bardstown, Kentucky

Daniel Stewart - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Eagle Rare — Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

Early Times — Early Times Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky (export version)

Echo Springs - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Elijah Craig & Elijah Craig Single-Barrel — Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Elmer T. Lee — Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

Evan Williams — Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Ezra Brooks Old Ezra Rare Old Sippin' Whiskey - unknown distillery, bottled by David Sherman Company, St. Louis, Missouri

Fighting **** — Kentucky Bourbon Distillers Ltd.Bardstown, Kentucky

Four Roses — Four Roses Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky (primarily export, though a single-barrel is available in the U.S.)

George T. Stagg— Franklin County, Kentucky

Hancock's Reserve - Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

Heaven Hill — Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Henry Clay Rare - Henry Clay Distillery, Kentucky (out of production)

Henry McKenna - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

I. W. Harper - Bernheim Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky

Jacob's Well - Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky

James E. Pepper - Berheim Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky

Jim Beam — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky (Open to the public as part of the American Whiskey Trail)

J.T.S. Brown - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

J. W. Dant - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Kentucky Gentleman — Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Kentucky Tavern - Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Kentucky Vintage - Bardstown, Kentucky

k**b Creek— Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky

Maker's Mark — Maker's Mark Distillery, Loretto, Kentucky

Mark Twain - Mark Twain Distilling Co. Bardstown Nelson County Kentucky 40004

Mattingly & Moore - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Noah's Mill - Bardstown, Kentucky

Old Bardstown - Bardstown, Kentucky

Old Charter— Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

Old Crow — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky

Old Fitzgerald - Heaven Hill Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky

Old Forester — Early Times Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky

Old Grand-Dad — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky

Old Heaven Hill - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Old Kentucky - Bardstown, Kentucky

Old Pogue - Bardstown, Kentucky

Old Rip Van Winkle — Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

Old Taylor - Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky

Old Weller - Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

Pure Kentucky - Bardstown, Kentucky

Rebel Yell — Bernheim Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky

Rock Hill Farms Single-Barrel - Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

Sam Houston - Louisville, Kentucky

Ten High — Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Tom Moore - Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

T. W. Samuels, Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Very Old Barton - Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Wathen's - Charles Medley Distillery, Owensboro, Kentucky

Wild Turkey — Wild Turkey Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky

Willett — Willet family Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

W.L. Weller — Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky

Woodford Reserve— Woodford Reserve Distillery, Labrot & Graham Proprieters, Versailles, Kentucky

Non-Kentucky Bourbons

A. H. Hirsch - Michter's, near Shaeffestown, Pennsylvania [closed, but still available]

Bowman's — A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Tuthilltown Hudson Baby, Tuthilltown Spirits, New York

Sam Cougar - Seagrams Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Indiana

Virginia Gentleman — A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Woodstone Creek - Woodstone Creek, Cincinnati, Ohio

Bourbons from Unknown distilleries

Woodstock - Independent Liquor, New Zealand

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Bourbon is like Vodka... it is a type of alcohol which is made by different companies

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what I meant by "like Vodka" is that it is a type of alcohol made by several different companies. Each company makes it a little differently

Answer 7

The brand names are easy to come by on the web but you may not be aware that there are actually two general types of bourbon: ‘Ryed’ and ‘Wheated.’ A true bourbon drinker will form an undying allegiance for one or the other and I have no doubt you will prefer one over the other. Salespeople in liquor stores will be clueless about the two types unless they are bourbon drinkers themselves.

Bourbon must be at least 51% corn. Generally 65% - 75% corn is used, together with about 10% barley and the balance will be either rye or wheat.

When the balance is rye, the bourbon is known as a ‘ryed bourbon.’ Ryed bourbons are very bold and spicy.

When the balance is wheat, the bourbon is known as a ‘wheated bourbon.’  Wheated bourbons are generally sweeter, nuttier, mellow and easy to drink. The distillers claim the difference between the two bourbons is like the difference between wheat bread and rye bread.

Wheated bourbons are in the minority but Makers Mark, W.L. Weller, Rip Van Winkle, Old Fitzgerald, Rebel Yell, Cabin Still and David Nicholson 1843 are some of them if not most of them.

Personally, I think Makers Mark is overpriced and overrated.  The red blob of wax on the bottle cap/neck is a great marketing gimmick / ploy but you will also note, or not note, any age or aging information on a bottle of Maker’s Mark, i.e., it is rushed to market.

My personal favorite among the wheated bourbons is Weller, most notably their 12Year Old. It runs about $21-$23 a bottle.  Is Weller 12 YO absolutely the best bourbon? NO but it ranks up there in my opinion. Consumer Reports probably would call Weller 12 YO a ‘BEST VALUE.’  Personally, $30 is my limit for a bottle of hooch.

Aside from this, BOURBON is as American as baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet……………..

Bourbon is the official spirit of the United States by Act of Congress. In 1964, a congressional resolution protected the term "Bourbon" and only since then has the product been defined.

Answer 8

Jim Beam