Bourbon

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Whisky type: straight bourbon

Age/vintage: 12 years

Best bourbon brands

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The name Bourbon comes from the person who first produced this type of whisky. More specifically, bourbon is a spirit. It refers to Bourbon County, named after an American who lived in the state of Kentucky. Bourbon County bears the birth name of Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715). Bourbon County was named in honour of Louis XIV, who was an important ally of the American colonists against the British during the struggle for American independence. The first bourbon productions date back to the 1730s in the United States. Bourbon is therefore considered an American whisky. The spelling of bourbon whisky can also vary to bourbon whiskey. Bourbon is an evolution of whisky influenced by history and the massive migration of Anglo-Saxons to the American continent. The characteristics of bourbon logically reflect specificities of the American continent, particularly in composition and ageing.

Bourbon is produced according to a specific recipe. Bourbon whisky must contain at least 51% corn. Other cereals such as wheat or rye make up this alcoholic beverage. The alcohol content of bourbon whisky must be less than 80% ABV. To achieve a suitable alcohol level, water may be added to the beverage at bottling. The atypical taste of bourbon whisky comes from its ageing. This alcoholic beverage is aged in new charred oak barrels. The amber colour also comes from ageing in charred oak barrels. Note that the ageing of bourbon whisky is not limited in time. A bourbon whisky can be aged in new charred oak barrels for several weeks, months, or years.

To obtain the straight bourbon designation, the alcoholic beverage must age for at least 2 years in charred oak barrels. The straight bourbon designation can only be obtained in the absence of any alteration in the taste or colour of the bourbon between the distillation and bottling stages. Bourbon benefits from a continuous distillation process in what is called a patent still.

Bourbon in Michelin-starred gastronomic restaurants

Bourbon is an alcoholic beverage appreciated by customers of gastronomic restaurants. Naturally, chefs and sommeliers include on their menus the bourbon references they consider the most qualitative. More supple and thicker than a Scotch whisky, bourbon expresses powerful aromas due to its ageing in new oak barrels. The wood thus transmits all its character to the beverage. Bourbon therefore has particularly intense wood notes. Corn, the main cereal that makes up bourbon, has the particularity of bringing sweetness. Bourbon often offers vanilla aromas. Bourbon is a fruity alcoholic beverage. Rye, when it composes a bourbon, offers spicy notes. Wheat, when it accompanies corn, offers floral aromas.

Conversely, Scotch is stored in used oak barrels. Another difference between Scotch and bourbon: Scotch benefits from a longer ageing period. The cereal composition also differentiates bourbon and Scotch since bourbon must contain 51% corn while Scotch is composed entirely of malted barley.

Bourbon barrels are commonly used afterwards to produce whisky, notably in Scotland to age the famous Scotch. The oak barrels used to make bourbon are also reused in the Caribbean to produce aged rum.

Bourbon acts as a noble whisky since it benefits from new oak barrels when aged. It is therefore natural that gastronomic restaurants offer this type of alcoholic beverage on their menu. Indeed, chefs and sommeliers must offer the best in alcoholic beverages. Sommeliers of gastronomic restaurants regularly search for the most renowned bottles and discover new bourbon brands. Take advantage, through this reference of the best bourbons, of the experience of taste professionals. You can thus access an impartial selection of bourbons that have the honour of appearing on the menu and being served at the tables of the world's most prestigious restaurants. You can thus form your own opinion and find the best bourbon in your view. An opportunity to taste a fine glass of bourbon whisky.

The reference of the best bourbon whiskies naturally allows you to discover the most well-known and recognised bourbon brands. However, this reference is not exhaustive and there are other renowned bourbon brands.

Among the greatest bourbon brands:

Blanton's Buffalo Trace Elijah Craig Four Roses Glengoyne Jim Beam Kilchoman Machir Bay Knob Creek Maker's Mark Old Grand-Dad Old Virginia Tamdhu Wild Turkey Woodford Reserve

The famous whisky brand Jack Daniel's also produces a bourbon which for commercial reasons is named Tennessee whiskey. Jack Daniel's whisky is therefore made using the method of a bourbon but is commercially positioned under another name to claim a difference and stand out in the market.

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How are bourbon whiskies selected on Bestwine • Online? Bestwine • Online references the bourbon whiskies present on the wine list and in the cellars of the most well-known and recognised gastronomic restaurants worldwide. Bourbon whisky references praised by the greatest chefs and sommeliers of gastronomy, themselves valued by critics. Only bourbon whisky references sold online are offered to you to allow you to buy them easily.

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