Kentucky Bourbon definition

 Kentucky Bourbon is any Bourbon that has been produced from grains which are cooked, fermented, and distilled in Kentucky; the Bourbon then must be aged in Kentucky for a period of not less than one (1) year in order to have the word “Kentucky” or any word or phrase implying Kentucky origin appear on the front label or elsewhere on the retail container or package.

FAQ Kentucky Distillers' Association

Buffalo Trace brands by Mash Bill

 Concise list of Buffalo Trace Brands by Mash Bill

Buffalo Trace website list of brands

source of info:  https://lostcargo.com/article/buffalo-trace-mash-bill-complete-guide/ 

Mash Bill #1 (low Rye 10% or less)

Buffalo Trace

Old Charter

OFC Vintage

EH Taylor

George T Stagg

Eagle Rare

Benchmark

Mash Bill #2 (higher Rye 12-15%)

Ancient Age (36mth) and Ancient Ancient Age (72mth)

Elmer T Lee

Blantons

Rock Hill Farms

Hancock

Walnut Hill

Abraham Bowman (distilled #1 and #2, shipped to VA and aged there)

A Bowman

Wheated mash bill (unknown percentages, maybe 70% corn, 16% wheat, 14% barley)

Pappy Van Winkle

WL Weller

Kosher Whiskey

Rye mash bill (51% rye, rest is corn and barley)

Sazerac Rye

Thomas H Handy Sazerac

Buffalo Trace White Dog Rye

Buffalo Trace Kosher Straight Rye

Golden Wedding Rye

High Rye mash bill (no corn, just rye and malted barley)

EH Taylor Jr Straight Rye

EH Taylor Jr Barrel Proof Rye

Undisclosed mash bill

Old Stagg - probably mash bill #1

Single Oak Project

Traveller (blend from multiple Sazerac Distilleries)

 Glenfiddich

glenfiddich.com

12 yr Original
14 yr bourbon barrel reserve
15 yr Solera
18 yr small batch
21 yr Gran Reserva
23 yr Grand Cru
26 yr Grande Couronne
29 yr Grand Yozakura

Experimentals
Project XX
IPA Experiment India Pale Ale cask
Winter Storm 21yr
Fire and Cane
Orchard Experiment

Crazy High End
30 yr 
40 yr
50 yr

Travel
Perpetual Collection Vat 01
Perpetual Collection Vat 02
Perpetual Collection Vat 03 (15yr)
Perpetual Collection Vat 04 (18 yr) 

Archive Collection (thousands of $$)
1973 cask
1984 cask
1987 cask

Brandy Notes

Brandy: from title 27 "... is an alcoholic distillate from the fermented juice, mash, or wine of fruit, or from the residue thereof, produced at less than 190 proof in such manner that the distillate possesses the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to the product, and bottled at not less than 80 proof.

Cognac: grape brandy distilled in the Cognac region of  France.  Primary grape used is Ugni Blanc

Distilled twice using a pot still.

Biggest brands:  Hennessy, Courvoisier, Remy Martin, and Martell

Armagnac: grape brandy distilled in the Armagnac

Armagnac is distilled only once in a short column still and aged in oak barrels (400 liter)

Calvados: apple or pear brandy made in Normandy.  must be aged at least 2yrs. may be distilled in pot or column stills and can be once or twice.

calvados aging:  "VS" 2yr, "VO" 4yr, "XO" 6yr 

Brandy Age

VS - Very Special. aged at least 2yrs. (also called "3 stars," "selection," "fine" and "luxury")

VSOP - Very Superior Old Pale.  aged at least 4 yrs. (also called "old" and "reserve")

Napoleon aged at least 6yrs.

XO - Extra Old. aged at least 10 yrs. (also called "old reserve")

XXO - Extra Extra Old.  aged at least 14yrs

 Johnnie Walker Blends

Red (nas)

Black (12yr)

Double Black

Swing

Green: (no grain whisky) 15yr.  Talisker, Cragganmore, Linkwood, and Caol Ila.  and others

Gold (nas now, originally 18yr)

Platinum

Blue: (nas but supposedly min of 28yr)

two grain distilleries and 25+ single malts

rumor - mostly Royal Lochnagar

Speyside and Highland distilleries - Cardhu, Clynelish, Benrinnes

Who owns Bourbon brands

 

Some Whiskey company mergers

per Chuck Cowdery

Heaven Hill -- Samson & Surrey

MGP - Luxco

Constellation - Nelson Brothers, High West

Pernod - Jefferson's, Smooth Ambler, Rabbit Hole, Firestone & Robertson