Other than that, there is no wrong or right, despite what blowhards and bourboomers online might tell you. How you feel about bourbon is entirely subjective, although there are a few objective truths: it must be made from a mash bill containing at least 51 percent corn, aged in new charred oak containers (not barrels, even though virtually all bourbon is aged in them), distilled in the U.S., and meet certain proof requirements, which you can Google if you are interested. Some of this is actually helpful in understanding what's out there, while a lot winds up being useless bourbon bloviating.īourbon, and all whiskey really, is subject to passionate obsession as much as anything else that people have strong feelings about-music, food, cars, movies, etc. And we come to bars and liquor stores armed with a ridiculous amount of knowledge about the truth behind the stories distilleries weave. We spend exorbitant amounts on rare releases, then make fun of people for doing the very same. We tell people they are wrong for liking certain brands or drinking it a particular way. We argue incessantly about it on Twitter and Reddit. These days, we take bourbon way too seriously.
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