Title: Whiskey Glossary: 50 Bourbon Terms You Should Know | HiConsumption
Headings: The 50 Terms Every Whiskey Lover Should Know
The 50 Terms Every Whiskey Lover Should Know
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Content: A cereal plant native to North America used in the creation of everything from snack foods to sweeteners and everything in-between. Corn is also heavily used in the creation of whiskey, especially bourbon — which has a required mash makeup of at least 51% corn. Distillation: When broadly defined, this is the process by which a liquid is purified through a process of heating and cooling. Regarding whiskey, “distillation” is the name for one of the larger processes in its creation — including removing the alcohol created during fermentation from the wash, resulting in a concentrated liquid that will go on to be matured into a final spirit. Distiller/Distillery: A person or company that creates liquor; the facility in which liquor is created. Distiller’s Beer: Not simply a colloquialism, this is a thick, fermented mash comprised of water, yeast, and cooked grains.