bourbon distillery
Kentucky spirit maker
A bourbon distillery is a facility where bourbon whiskey is produced—distilling fermented grain mash (primarily corn) and aging it in charred oak barrels.
Most bourbon distilleries operate in Kentucky, where climate and tradition have concentrated the industry: We toured three bourbon distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.
The term covers everything from historic operations to craft newcomers.
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- sour mashFermented grain mash reused
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- mashCrushed soft mixture
- oakQuercus genus member
charred barrel · aging · angel's share · copper · still · white oak · rye · corn · Kentucky · sour · proof · cask · charred · fermentation · yeast · spirits · warehouse · bottling
- KentuckyLouisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs
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Beer manufacturing facility
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