Did you know

[skipper]

There is a law in Kentucky that all Bourbon must be aged in BRAND NEW BARRELS? And why? Because after prohibition the head of the state who allowed bourbon to be made in the state owned a barrel company. The law still stands today.
All the barrels are sold after use to the makers of other whiskeys and spirits.

[CSMAnderson]

Skipper where do you come up with all these interesting tidbits of trivia? Do you read the encyclopedia every day?

[skipper]

if something interests me I remember it forever. I was a physics major in college. Never used any of it in 30 years. I still remember most of the formulas.

[function]

most of the glass barrels used in home wine making are once used barrels from spirits production that cant be reused, now I know why, and it sucks for the industry, because used wooden barrels have a lot of character to them, and add it to the beverage

[skipper]

it sure does. Without the wood Whisk(e)y would be white and basically a lot like vodka.

[O'Hanley]

lol Whisk(e)y

[DOZER]

Interesting info. I guess it has it's benefits.

[D.T]

Whiskey is definitely spelled with an "e," the Irish way!!!!!

[Tonto The LI Sidekick]

Whiskey is definitely spelled with an "e," the Irish way!!!!!

Just don't tell that to a Scot! :eek: :p :D

[Tonto The LI Sidekick]

There is a law in Kentucky that all Bourbon must be aged in BRAND NEW BARRELS? And why? Because after prohibition the head of the state who allowed bourbon to be made in the state owned a barrel company. The law still stands today.
All the barrels are sold after use to the makers of other whiskeys and spirits.

I believe there is a similar situation regarding those damm low-flush toilets. I don't remember the details, though.

[Tonto The LI Sidekick]

I believe there is a similar situation regarding those damm low-flush toilets. I don't remember the details, though.

And no, I don't mean the single use thing....but sometimes it seems like it! :eek: :D

[skipper]

lol @ tonto

[Sam Leccia]

There is a law in Kentucky that all Bourbon must be aged in BRAND NEW BARRELS? And why? Because after prohibition the head of the state who allowed bourbon to be made in the state owned a barrel company. The law still stands today.
All the barrels are sold after use to the makers of other whiskeys and spirits.

It's not a Kentucky Law, but a Federal Law:

On 4 May 1964, the U.S. Congress recognized Bourbon Whiskey as a “distinctive product of the United States," creating the Federal Standards of Identity for Bourbon. Federal regulations now stipulate that Bourbon must meet these requirements:

Bourbon must be made of a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn.[1]
Bourbon must be distilled to no more than 160 (U.S.) proof (80% alcohol by volume).
Bourbon must be 100% natural (nothing other than water added to the mixture).
Bourbon must be aged in new, charred oak barrels.
Bourbon which meets the above requirements and has been aged for a minimum of two years, may (but is not required to) be called Straight Bourbon.
Bourbon aged for a period less than four years must be labelled with the duration of its aging.
In practice, almost all bourbons marketed today are made from more than two-thirds corn, have been aged at least four years, and do qualify as "straight bourbon"—with or without the "straight bourbon" label. The exceptions are inexpensive commodity brands of bourbon aged only three years and pre-mixed cocktails made with bourbon aged the minimum two years.

[robisjebus]

sams a wine-o. don't let him tell you any different.