Can only be produced in Scotland, in order to be exported to the United States, the Scotch must be aged at least 4 years and have a proof from 80 to 86. Popular Scotches include Dewars and Johnnie Walker. Scotch s such as Glenlivet and Glenfiddich. Single malt Scotch is produced at one distillery using a barley malt and must be aged for 3 years. It is amber colored, and a little sweeter and heavier in texture than other whiskeys.
Bourbon gets it s name from Bourbon County in Kentucky where it originated.
Examples include Jim Beam, Wild Turkey and Maker s Mark. Jim Beam, makes a rye whiskey as well as Old Overholt. Straight Whiskey is a whiskey that it distilled from grain, but is not blended, unless blended with another whiskey made by the same distiller or the same batch. This whiskey must be aged in charred oak barrels for at least 2 years. Kentucky Whiskey is a whiskey made in the state of Kentucky and includes Early Times.