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This is the last installment in a series on Bourbon by Zach Pearson. Read them all: Bourbon, Bourbon After the Act, Bourbon: What it is ... and isn't, Making Bourbon, Who Makes My Bourbon, Producer Capsules., Finding the Good Stuff, Tasting the Good Stuff, Neat, Mashbills, Geeky Information and Resources.

As a note, I can’t claim credit for any of this. This section is the work of a couple of users on the StraightBourbon.com website, mainly Josh, Oscar and a guy named Taanstafl2 – and see the note just below. But it’s too important to leave out even if it’s a bit more advanced.

For mashbills, I referred to The Book of Bourbon and Other Fine American Whiskeys by Regan & Regan, 2009, unless otherwise noted. Barton, WT, and Dickel are noted as approximate.

I use the format: Distillery Brand Name (%corn/%rye or wheat/%malted barley). This is a breakdown of "macro" distillers. Wondering what the different char levels look like? This is a good illustration.

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Recent Discussion

Re Years Of Worry, 4 hours 49 minutes ago Mixin In Ansley commented:
As expected.
Re Pink Haitian Daiquiri, 20 hours 56 minutes ago Shawn C commented:
Curated to a source that included creator/location,/year, listed as authentic recipe. Noted that white agricole rhum is used. Reworked/simplified instructions that had been taken verbatim from the previous source site.
Re Azteca, 1 day ago yarm commented:
Looks like a mezcal Jasmine.
Re Le Bateleur, 2 days ago Shawn C commented:
@ Artur B, that is not a substitution with respect to the vermouth because there is no Antica in this drink. Carpano makes Punt e Mes . Punt e Mes is a style of sweet vermouth that contains substantial added bitters. Difford's describes it as "vermouth amaro" which is apt. It contains quinine in addition to the wormwood, so it is somewhat intermediate in style between a sweet vermouth and a sweet quinquina.
Re Le Bateleur, 2 days ago Artur B commented:
Substituting Punt e Mes for Antica, doubling Cynar.