Kirkland Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey. On may 13 2013 tennessee governor bill haslam signed house bill 1084 requiring the lincoln county process which involves maple charcoal filtering to be used for products produced in the state labeled as tennessee whiskey along with the existing requirements for bourbon e g mash consisting of at least 51 corn aging in new charred. And all sour mash is bourbon whiskey but not all bourbon is sour mash.
It s mellowed through sugar maple charcoal and matured in handcrafted barrels giving a unique character. The whiskey with a rye content above 15 could be considered a high rye bourbon. It s our craft it s our pride and it may be the finest whisky you ll ever have the luck to sip.
If you enjoy bulleit and old grandad the higher rye is likely pleasing to the palate.
The popular tennessee whiskies george dickel and jack daniels are high corn mash bill. Sour mash is the name for a process in the distilling industry that uses material from an older batch of mash to start fermentation in the batch currently being made analogous to the making of sourdough bread. The whiskey with a rye content above 15 could be considered a high rye bourbon. The kirkland signature american vodka is the costco alternative for those who prefer domestic vodkas such as tito s.