Whisky
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Whisky or whiskey is a type of liquor made from fermented grain mash. Various grains are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks,
A glass of Scotch whisky
Old Bushmills Distillery, County Antrim
A man pours some whisky into a flask in this 1869 oil painting by Scottish artist Erskine Nicol.
Copper pot stills at Auchentoshan Distillery in Scotland
Bourbon whiskey
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Bourbon whiskey is a barrel-aged American whiskey made primarily from corn. The name derives from the French House of Bourbon, although the precise source of inspiration is uncertain; contenders inclu
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…purified alcohol. Column stills are frequently used in the production of grain whisky and are the most commonly used type of still in the production of bourbon and other American whiskeys. Column stills behave like a series of single pot stills, formed in a long vertical tube. Whereas a single pot still charged…
A selection of bourbons and Tennessee whiskeys at a Decatur, Georgia liquor store
Nineteenth century bourbon bottle
A whiskey cart with a selection of different bourbon whiskey
American white oak barrels filled with new bourbon whiskey rest in a rickhouse, giving bourbon its well-known copper color