Bourbon is Whiskey, Scotch is Whiskey, Rye is Whiskey. Whiskey is the generic term for a group of drinks. Also Glenlivet is not bad, but there are many better bottles for the same price. read more
You've probably heard it before: all bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon. If you're a whiskey (and especially bourbon) drinker, you need to know what that means. read more
“Bourbon needs to be produced in America and made from 51 percent corn, and whiskey does not,” says Maker’s Mark Master Distiller Greg Davis. Bourbon also needs to be stored in new charred-oak barrels, whereas whiskey barrels do need to be oak but not new or charred. read more
Whiskey the American kind, spelled with an "e" is a distilled spirit made from fermented grain and usually aged in an oak barrel. The various types (rye, rye malt, malt, wheat, bourbon and corn) each require different ingredients and distilling processes in accordance with specific alcohol trade regulations, called the Federal Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits. read more