A useful comparison case for preventing ‘corn whiskey’ and ‘bourbon’ from being treated as synonyms. Regulatory wording needs current TTB confirmation.
Corn whiskey is contrasted with bourbon and other straight whiskeys to show that category rules alter the balance of grain and barrel influence.
Bryson describes corn whiskey as an American category requiring at least 80 percent corn that may be unaged and, when aged, uses used or uncharred new oak rather than new charred barrels; the result can foreground corn with comparatively little wood influence.
PDF sheet 52
PDF sheet 51
chap. 2, “Meet the Traditional Whiskeys,” “Corn Whiskey”
2026-09-29 fresh full-source text and visual review: supplied 2025 PDF, 368 sheets. Body and properties reconciled to the checked PDF range; these are not print page numbers. Verified means source fidelity, not independent validation of the source's claims. Prior locator history: 2026-09-16: Reader locator verified by chapter/section; internal retrieval starts at PDF sheet 51, relevant chapter/section coverage through sheet 52. Page is an internal PDF coordinate, not a printed page. Previous locator PDF p. 51–PDF p. 52 is superseded. This verifies the location, not independent accuracy of all source claims. Earlier notes: The stated page range was checked against the full extracted text; representative pages were also visually checked against the rendered PDF on 2026-08-26. This record paraphrases the source and preserves its scope.
Evidence
Bryson describes corn whiskey as an American category requiring at least 80 percent corn that may be unaged and, when aged, uses used or uncharred new oak rather than new charred barrels; the result can foreground corn with comparatively little wood influence.
Locator
Locator type: Page
Start: PDF sheet 51
End: PDF sheet 52
Source section: chap. 2, “Meet the Traditional Whiskeys,” “Corn Whiskey”
Coordinates refer to the supplied 368-sheet 2025 PDF, not print pagination.
Context
Corn whiskey is contrasted with bourbon and other straight whiskeys to show that category rules alter the balance of grain and barrel influence.
Annotation
A useful comparison case for preventing ‘corn whiskey’ and ‘bourbon’ from being treated as synonyms. Regulatory wording needs current TTB confirmation.
Verification
Status: Verified
The stated page range was checked against the full extracted text; representative pages were also visually checked against the rendered PDF on 2026-08-26. This record paraphrases the source and preserves its scope.