Understanding Finished Whiskeys
Finishing is an additional maturation or treatment stage, not one universal federal whiskey type. Record the base whiskey, finishing vessel or material, and full label designation. TTB’s example of bourbon aged one year in new charred oak and then one year in used sherry barrels is a distilled spirits specialty, labeled with the bourbon base and finish; an oak treatment does not automatically yield the same classification in every case. This browsing collection can span several legal classifications.
TTB, Formulas and Labels, August 26, 2024, p. 2
Class/type changes: § 5.155(c)(6) • Specialty designations: § 5.156
The Whiskies
The catalogued view includes provisional classifications. Use the Source checked view to narrow the selection to reviewed assignments. An empty view means no matching entries have been assigned yet; it does not mean the category has no products.
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