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Al C Hemy93

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    Mendocino County, California
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    Distillation, Whiskey, Cigars

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  1. My understanding of the regs and ID on this is as follows: I make a white whiskey but do not use "white", rather I use "clear". Whiskey is defined as a distillate made from at least 51% a single grain and has been stored in an oak container, the regs and CFR do state how long it must stay in the oak container, unlike the definition for Bourbon which requires that whiskey to be in new charred oak containers for two years. I'll give this for free: my approved whiskey formula states, "the whiskey is placed in an oak container for as little as 10 minutes and as long as 10 years". The label has an age stastement reflecting the amount of time in the oak container. This short period of time allows for a whiskey that has little or no oak color or character. This allows me to get a COLA for whiskey that is clear as water, or as brown as it can be. Yes the terms are different for corn, but that is only if you want to label it as "corn whiskey". I do hope this helps.
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