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Post #250217 by thejab on Tue, Aug 22, 2006 12:47 PM

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On 2006-08-22 12:28, Blue Thunder wrote:
From the http://www.straightbourbon.com/ website

Bourbon can be made anywhere in the United States. ... Kentucky is the only state allowed to put its name on the bottle.

Doesn't that sound a bit contradictory? Perhaps they meant: "American whiskey from at least 51% corn and aged at least 2 years in new charred oak barrels can be made anywhere in the US but only when it's made in Kentucky can it be called bourbon".