The guide specifies white oak as a legal requirement for bourbon and describes toasted or charred barrels. Current eCFR specifies charred new oak without requiring Quercus alba in that provision. The source's broader used-barrel prohibition for American whiskey is overgeneralized.
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The guide specifies white oak as a legal requirement for bourbon and describes toasted or charred barrels. Current eCFR specifies charred new oak without requiring Quercus alba in that provision. The source's broader used-barrel prohibition for American whiskey is overgeneralized.
