Bourbon
topic on 2 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
American Optimist 
How I Built This
4 statements about Bourbon, every show
Raj Bhakta: Armagnac requires mere days of distillation compared to 24/7 bourbon
“The bourbon distilleries, whiskey distilleries, they run 24 seven. They make amazing product, and there's nothing wrong with it, but they run 24 seven. ... The Armagnacs are the result of maybe three or four different days of distillation”
Weaver: Uncle Nearest was the world's most awarded bourbon from 2019-2023
“What you will see is we're the most awarded bourbon in the world for 2019, 20 20, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Every year we update those ads, and all we do is add a new year on it every time we're the most awarded.”
What legally distinguishes Tennessee whiskey from bourbon
“Tennessee whiskey can only be made in Tennessee, and the only difference other than geography, the only significant difference is the process that came in with the enslaved people, and that is taking a traditional bourbon distillate and filtering it through su…”
Tennessee whiskey is straight bourbon filtered through sugar maple charcoal
“Bourbon can be made anywhere in America. It's not like champagne, where it has to be made in a region, or tequila that has to be made in Jalisco. It can be made anywhere in America, although I think ninety-something percent of it comes out of Kentucky. However…”