Fun Facts About America's Native Spirit!
Bourbon is as all-American as you can get when it comes to liquors. At the best sports bar and grill at the Lake of the Ozarks , you can enjoy this liquor in your favorite cocktail. However, how much do you know about this popular spirit? Lake of the Ozarks' favorite sports bar and grill has gathered a few fun facts you can share the next time you visit Happy Hour! Fun Facts About Bourbon - Kentucky is the birthplace of Bourbon. They craft 95 percent of the world's supply. - Congress, in 1964, declared bourbon is America's only native spirit. In order to be considered bourbon is must be made with a minimum of 51 percent corn, aged in charred new oak barrels, stored at no more than 125 proof and bottled no less than 80 proof. - There were 5.6 million barrels of bourbon aging in 2014, which means at that point there were more barrels of bourbon in the state of Kentucky than people living there (4.4 million). - Although Kentucky is known as the birthplace of bour...