bourbon
Kentucky corn spirit
Bourbon is American whiskey distilled primarily from corn and aged in charred oak barrels.
The name comes from Bourbon County, Kentucky, though bourbon can legally be made anywhere in the United States.
It has a distinctive sweet, caramel-like flavor: He ordered bourbon neat, a bourbon and Coke. (Capitalized Bourbon refers to the European royal dynasty.)
Alcohol manufacturing plant
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- mashCrushed soft mixture
- barrelsCylindrical storage vessels
- proofDemonstration of truth
charred · bonded · aging · cooperage · staves · maturation · fermentation · sour mash
Orchid pod extract
- caramelCooked sugar confection
- oakQuercus genus member
- charredBurned until black
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
smooth · velvety · mellow · buttery · spicy · leather · tobacco · dried fruit
Orderly, or undiluted
- sippingDrinking in small mouthfuls
- rocksSolid mineral pieces
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
mint julep · whiskey sour · highball · tumbler · flask · pour · dram · nightcap
Bluegrass State
- ProhibitionConstitutional alcohol ban era
- bootleggersIllicit liquor traffickers
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
distillery
Alcohol manufacturing plant
proof · charred · bonded · aging · cooperage · staves · maturation · fermentation · sour mash · warehouse
vanilla
Orchid pod extract
tannins · smooth · velvety · mellow · buttery · spicy · leather · tobacco · dried fruit · honey
neat
Orderly, or undiluted
Manhattan · mint julep · whiskey sour · highball · tumbler · flask · pour · dram · nightcap · on the rocks
Kentucky
Bluegrass State
- ProhibitionConstitutional alcohol ban era
- bootleggersIllicit liquor traffickers
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
speakeasy · repeal · Southern culture · Bardstown · craft revival
Jim Beam
- beverageswater, coffee, tea, juice, milk
- alcoholbeer, vodka, whiskey, whisky, rum
- drinkscocktail, liquor, cocktails, martini, margarita
- WhiskyMacallan, Scotch, Glenlivet, Highland Park, Irish whiskey
- KentuckyLouisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs
- liquor storeliquor, vodka, whiskey, rum, gin
bourbonscotch
Decisively put an end to
rye whiskey · Irish whiskey · Japanese whisky · Canadian whisky · single malt
- bourbon chickenGlazed poultry in sweet sauce
- bourbon barrelCharred oak aging vessel
- Bourbon StreetFamous New Orleans thoroughfare
- straight bourbonUnblended American whiskey, aged
- bourbon ballsCandy made with whiskey
- honey bourbonWhiskey flavored with nectar