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Diggers_Matching_Highlighter_rivals62132

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Last night, my wife and I watched "Neat:The Story of Bourbon" on Hulu last night. Highly recommend, by the way.

They were speaking of master distillers and that they might be able to taste three of their batches in a distiller's lifetime.

I am no expert at all, but I thought straight bourbon only had a two year aging requirement?

It sounds like batches take decades? Is it the R&D that takes so long?

Thanks for any answers.
 
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Diggers_Matching_Highlighter said:
I forgot to add...

We were referred to the move by some friends from Tennessee that now think it takes 40 years to age bourbon.

Based on what I saw in Neat, I now see why.
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Have they never seen a bottle of bourbon? Many have have a year on it, i think its required if its under 4 years.

23 years is considered pretty much the longest it will be aged, to my knowledge
 
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Became interested in this type of thing after moving to Lexington last December and drinking at “OBC” — bourbon has its own interesting history and I’ve fallen in love with woodford reserve
 
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UKBrassowTipIN said:
Have they never seen a bottle of bourbon? Many have have a year on it, i think its required if its under 4 years.

23 years is considered pretty much the longest it will be aged, to my knowledge
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I dont think they are big drinkers...especially when it comes to spirits. They alluded to the fact that there is a point of diminishing returns at some time in the aging process...which makes sense due to the Angel's Share.
 
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That doesn't sound right to me. Sure, good bourbons are aged 6-8 years and up to 15 for really expensive ones, but it's not like they wait 8 years between batches to make more batches. They may wait 8 years to taste the first batch but after that you can taste a new batch every year.
 
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Most get their start selling other distillers bourbon, and naming it, quite a bit of it comes from a distiller in Indiaana
 
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trueblujr2 said:
so all of these new Craft distillers that are popping up all over, did they just plan this venture 10 years ago? i mean how long does it take from start to finish before you can sell your first bottle of bourbon?
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No. They source their bourbon from other distilleries or MGP and barrel age it to a profile and proof that they are looking for. As they develop an expression that they like, they bottle this juice concurrent with new make that they are distilling themselves.

Craft joints sell vodka and gin as well until their bourbon is ready.
 
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