American Bourbon Whisky

One of the keys to style, but by no means the only one, is the mashbill – the recipe of grains used in making your bourbon. Use a lot of rye and its drier, spicier, peppery flavours will provide a counterpoint to the corn’s sweetness, resulting in bourbons such as Bulleit, Knob Creek, Woodford Reserve, Wild Turkey

But dial up the wheat and you add elegance, smoothness and sometimes a nutty, subtly spicy character – think Maker’s Mark, Van Winkle, Old Fitzgerald and WL Weller. It’s just a question of the finding the bourbon that works for you.