September is National Bourbon Heritage Month

September is NATIONAL BOURBON HERITAGE Month Let's take a moment to cherish our favorite liquor. BOURBON HAS TWO POPULAR CREATION LEGENDS legend 1 legend 2 First is the widely believed story of a man In Bourbon County, Jacob Spears, an early named Elijah Craig, a Baptist minister distiller has named his product as "Bourbon invented the bourbon. He is credited to Whiskey." Stone Castle, the Spears' home, be the first to age the distillation process warehouse and spring house survived to this in charred oak casks, a process that gives the day and one can drive by Clay-Kiser Road to bourbon its reddish color and unique taste. get there. DOMESTIC WHISKEY SALES IN 2013 FACT The uniquely American spirit is made exclusively in the United States. Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey cases Bourbon Requirements from the U.S. Government 16.776 million cases + growth of 1.224 million cases Other Whiskey Types 49% 51% Other Grains Corn (rye, wheat, barley) 49.43 million cases + growth of 3.27 million cases IM = Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey cases 18 million cases = Other Whiskey Types 1M 34.7 million cases Total = 52.7 million cases ΜΥΤΗ Evan Williams was the first distiller in Kentucky. He wasn't even in the country until the year after he supposedly first began distilling in 1783, and there are records of other people having stills in Kentucky in 1779. A FAMOUS RECIPE Old Fashioned YIELD: makes 1 cocktail I Ingredients • 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey (use something good, but not over-the-top) • 1 teaspoon superfine sugar (or 1 sugar cube) • 2-3 dashes of bitters; Angostura is traditional and works well; Fee Brothers' Whiskey Barrel-Aged Old Fashioned Bitters are better Procedure: Place the sugar in an Old Fashioned glass and douse with the bitters. Add a few drops of water and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the whiskey and give a few good stirs to further dissolve the sugar, then, add a couple of large ice cubes. Stir a few times to chill; garnish, if you like, with a slice of orange and a cherry, though it's perfectly fine to skip this step. TOP 5 GROWTH MARKETS FOR U.S. DISTILLED SPIRITS IN 2013 Spain 63.3 6.5.: U.K. 器 France 116 14.5 Germany .......... 19.6 .... Japan 22.7 ......... Current Export = 2013 Growth = $1OM $10M FACTS ΜΥTHS By law, bourbon must be distilled at no higher than 160 proof. It has to be brewed in Kentucky to be considered bourbon. All bourbon must be aged in new, Mid-1800s rectifiers added charred oak barrels at no more than 125 proof. M. flavor-altering ingredients to whiskey to make it seem more mature The new oak barrels are vital to NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS - OR - COLORS create bourbon's mature taste. learn2 serve http://www.learn2serve.com/ • (888) 395-6920 Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey http://www.greatbourbon.com/bourbon-facts# http://www.details.com/blogs/daily-details/2013/04/6-bourbon-myths-get-busted-just-in-time-for-the-kentucky-derby.html http://liquor.com/articles/the-five-biggest-bourbon-myths/ http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/06/traditional-old-fashioned-recipe.html http://www.discus.org/us-bourbon-and-tn-whiskey-drive-export-records-in-2013/ -- -- ---- ---- ----- ) D の )