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Defined Tennessee whiskey as a bourbon whiskey per Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations |
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[[Image:Whiskey barrels.jpg|right|175px|thumb|Whiskey aging at [[Jack Daniel's]]]] |
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'''Tennessee whiskey''' is a [[bourbon whiskey]] that undergoes a filtering stage called the [[Lincoln County Process]], in which the whiskey is filtered through a thick layer of [[maple]] [[charcoal]] before it is put into [[Barrel|casks]] for aging. This step gives the whiskey a distinctive flavour. The process itself is named for [[Lincoln County, Tennessee]], which is where the [[Jack Daniel's]] distillery was originally located. In [[1871]], the [[Jack Daniel's]] distillery, and the [[Lynchburg, Tennessee|surrounding area]] became part of the newly created [[Moore County, Tennessee|Moore County]]. Tennessee whiskey is defined as a bourbon whiskey under Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Part 5, Section 5.22. <ref>{{title=Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Part 5, Section 5.22 |
'''Tennessee whiskey''' is a [[bourbon whiskey]] that undergoes a filtering stage called the [[Lincoln County Process]], in which the whiskey is filtered through a thick layer of [[maple]] [[charcoal]] before it is put into [[Barrel|casks]] for aging. This step gives the whiskey a distinctive flavour. The process itself is named for [[Lincoln County, Tennessee]], which is where the [[Jack Daniel's]] distillery was originally located. In [[1871]], the [[Jack Daniel's]] distillery, and the [[Lynchburg, Tennessee|surrounding area]] became part of the newly created [[Moore County, Tennessee|Moore County]]. Tennessee whiskey is defined as a bourbon whiskey under Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Part 5, Section 5.22. <ref>{{cite web|title=Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Part 5, Section 5.22|url=http://www.distill.com/specs/USA10.html}}</ref> |
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Presently, there are only two brands of Tennessee whiskey on the market: [[Jack Daniel's]] and [[George Dickel]]. |
Presently, there are only two brands of Tennessee whiskey on the market: [[Jack Daniel's]] and [[George Dickel]]. |
Revision as of 00:09, 16 April 2008
Tennessee whiskey is a bourbon whiskey that undergoes a filtering stage called the Lincoln County Process, in which the whiskey is filtered through a thick layer of maple charcoal before it is put into casks for aging. This step gives the whiskey a distinctive flavour. The process itself is named for Lincoln County, Tennessee, which is where the Jack Daniel's distillery was originally located. In 1871, the Jack Daniel's distillery, and the surrounding area became part of the newly created Moore County. Tennessee whiskey is defined as a bourbon whiskey under Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Part 5, Section 5.22. [1]
Presently, there are only two brands of Tennessee whiskey on the market: Jack Daniel's and George Dickel.
Tennessee Whiskey is also a song by country singer George Jones. The song says the woman who saved him from his addiction to the bottle is "as smooth as Tennessee whiskey".
List of Tennessee whiskeys
- George Dickel – Open to the public as part of the American Whiskey Trail.
- Jack Daniel's – Open to the public as part of the American Whiskey Trail
- Charles Nelson opened a now defunct distillery in Greenbrier.