Please could a few of you clear this matter up for me as it's been bugging me all day.
2007-07-20 10:38:36 · 38 answers · asked by Cheryl 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
All bourbons are technically whiskey - just a specific type. Although bourbon got it's name from the county in Kentucky, geography has nothing to do with what is classified as a bourbon. To be classified as a "Bourbon Whiskey" you have to meet certain requirements. The mash must be made of at least 50% corn, but cannot be made of more than 75% corn. Also, the whiskey must be aged for at least 2 years (most distillers age for 4 years) in new charred-oak barrels. Finally, bourbon's cannot be stronger than 160 proof (80% alcohol).
Jack Daniels is whiskey but not bourbon because it is filtered through maple charcoal prior to being aged in oak barrels. This is done to give Jack Daniels a smoother finish and distinct taste, but it also disqualifies it from being a "bourbon".
2007-07-20 11:02:20 · answer #1 · answered by drtheolu 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Jack Daniels Bourbon
2016-12-15 18:05:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is Jack Daniels Whiskey
2016-11-01 03:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack Daniels is whiskey.
Bourbon is whiskey.
Jack Daniels is not Bourbon.
Federal regulations require that Bourbon whiskey be made from a minimum of 51 percent corn. Other grains used may be rye, wheat and barley malt in any combination. By law, Bourbon must be distilled at no higher than 160 proof (vodka and neutral spirits are distilled at 190 proof) and aged in new, charred American white oak barrels at not more than 125 proof. Also, no colorings or flavorings can be added. Only distilled water may be added to the Bourbon before bottling, to achieve the proper bottling proof, which must be at least 80 proof. That's it for the requirements for Bourbon...it doesn't have to be made in Kentucky. Only to be called "Kentucky Bourbon" does it have to be made in Kentucky. In fact, there's a really nice Bourbon made in New York state.
Jack Daniel's adds an extra step, the charcoal mellowing or "Lincoln County Process" before it's aged. Therefore it cannot be legally called "Bourbon" but rather "Tennessee Whiskey."
2007-07-20 12:38:50 · answer #4 · answered by Trid 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Its a Whiskey not a Bourbon. All true Bourbons must be made in Bourbon county Kentucky, much like all Champagne must come from Champagne, France and all Scotch should be made in Scotland. Since Jack Daniels is made in Lynchberg, Tennessee it can not be a Bourbon. It is a sourmash whiskey.
2007-07-20 10:59:21 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Jack Daniels is a Whiskey.
This is from Jack's website.
"We do things a little differently around here – and that’s what gives Jack Daniel’s its distinctive character. We Charcoal Mellow our whiskey drop by drop, then let it age in our own handcrafted barrels. And we don’t follow a calendar. Our Tennessee Sippin’ Whiskey is ready only when our tasters say it is. We use our senses, just like Jack Daniel himself did. In fact, more than a century later, our Tennessee Whiskey is still judged the same way. By the way it looks. By the way it smells. And of course, by the way it tastes."
2007-07-20 10:49:52 · answer #6 · answered by Curious 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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Is Jack Daniels Whiskey or Bourbon?
Please could a few of you clear this matter up for me as it's been bugging me all day.
2015-08-18 23:53:38 · answer #7 · answered by Thomas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a sour mash Tennessee whiskey. Technically all bourbon must come from Kentucky just as all Scotch Whisky, must come from Scotland
2007-07-21 01:28:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
jack daniels is not a bourbon , it's a tennessee sour mash whiskey.
2007-07-20 14:41:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a Bourbon. Bourbon MUST come from Kentucky (Used to have to come from Bourbon County, Kentucky, not any more...)and Jack Daniels is made in Tennessee.
It is labeled as "Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey"
2007-07-20 10:58:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋