Post #250217 by thejab on Tue, Aug 22, 2006 12:47 PM

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Tue, Aug 22, 2006 12:47 PM On 2006-08-22 12:28, Blue Thunder wrote: From the http://www.straightbourbon.com/ website Bourbon can be made anywhere in the United States. ... Kentucky is the only state allowed to put its name on the bottle. Doesn't that sound a bit contradictory? Perhaps they meant: "American whiskey from at least 51% corn and aged at least 2 years in new charred oak barrels can be made anywhere in the US but only when it's made in Kentucky can it be called bourbon".