Annotation

Corrects the 50-percent error in one supplied producer article.

Challenges Claims

Citations

27CFR5143Whisky — Chicago web citation

Context

Production and composition rows.

Excerpt ID

1408

Excerpt Text

Bourbon and the named rye, wheat, malt, and rye-malt types require at least 51 percent of the named grain, distillation at no more than 160 proof, and storage in new charred oak at no more than 125 proof; bourbon admits no harmless coloring, flavoring, or blending materials.

Literature Notes

27 CFR § 5.143 — Whisky — literature note

Locator End

Locator Start

Table 1: Bourbon Whisky; Rye/Wheat/Malt/Rye Malt Whisky

Locator Type

Section

Originating Working Notes

Page (text)

Source

No access

Source Section

Table 1: Bourbon Whisky; Rye/Wheat/Malt/Rye Malt Whisky

Supports Claims

Tags

Law and RegulationBourbonAmerican Single Malt Whiskey

Verification Notes

Verified against the accessible web page during full-source processing on 2026-08-29. Paraphrase; not a direct quotation.

Verification Status

Verified

Evidence

Bourbon and the named rye, wheat, malt, and rye-malt types require at least 51 percent of the named grain, distillation at no more than 160 proof, and storage in new charred oak at no more than 125 proof; bourbon admits no harmless coloring, flavoring, or blending materials.

Locator

• Type: Section
• Start: Table 1: Bourbon Whisky; Rye/Wheat/Malt/Rye Malt Whisky
• Source section: Table 1: Bourbon Whisky; Rye/Wheat/Malt/Rye Malt Whisky

Context

Production and composition rows.

Research annotation

Corrects the 50-percent error in one supplied producer article.

Relations

• Source: No access
• Literature Note: 27 CFR § 5.143 — Whisky — literature note

Verification

Verified against the accessible web page during full-source processing on 2026-08-29. Paraphrase; not a direct quotation.