Quote Originally Posted by Urban Sugarmaker View Post
Does anyone know if corn based or rye based bourbon is better? The barrels I use have that sweet bourbon aroma but I have also come across barrels with a different aroma but they were used for whiskey. More of an alcohol smell than bourbon.
True bourbon is made with at least 51% corn. The rye and some others are aged the same way , but the corn whiskies are true bourbon. Some of the newer distilleries that are popping up are selling 3-4 year aged bourbons. These do not have time to develop like a 7- 12 year would. I had a 4 year at a local distillery a few weeks ago and it was very alcohol forward and not as sweet or vanilla / caramel as an older bourbon. The age on the barrels may make a difference.