are whiskey and bourbon the same thing?

[98HornGirl]

I mean for cooking.

I'm looking at some recipes that call for bourbon, but all we have in the house is whiskey. For some reason I've heard they're basically the same thing. Can anyone shed some light on this?

 

[Rusk]

I have no idea how it effects cooking, but bourbon is a type of whiskey made in Kentucky.

To be called "bourbon" it has to be made in Kentucky, just like champagne has to be made in France.

 

[MilkmanDan]

Depending on the recipe, my guess you're probably OK using whatever whiskey is in the house (as long as it isn't scotch).

All bourbons are whiskey, but not all whiskeys are bourbon.

Rusk, you were close. Kentucky bourbon has to be made in Kentucky, and most bourbon is. But if you follow the specs, you can make bourbon in other states.

 

[7Titles]

The main difference with bourbon is the % distilled from corn must be in a certain range. What type of whisky do you have? Some would be closer than others.

 

[98HornGirl]

We've got Crown, Seagrams 7, and Jack Daniels. We've also got some expensive scotch whiskey that my husband keeps stocked for when my dad comes over.

 

[MrPhlegm]

If it calls for burbon go with the Jack, the other two are Canadian Rye whiskies

 

[7Titles]

I dont think you can call 7 or Crown rye whiskys, they are blended whiskys and the exact %'s of different grains etc arent really known, I could be wrong though.

The only thing different about Tenn whisky vs bourbon is an extra filtration process through charcoal I think, so its really bourbon, seems to me poeple call it that anyway.

 

[sapo1495]

Canadians call Crown, 7 and the like "rye" - cause that's the grain it comes from

 

[7Titles]

I guess I dont agree with calling a blended whisky a rye since blends usually have 20+ whiskys in them, even if many of them are rye whiskys. Anyways, life will go on!

The classic method of production is to
blend rye and perhaps other whiskies,
with relatively neutral spirit.
These are, indeed rye whiskies
- but as blends.
They are quite different
from the traditional
straight rye of the United States.
That is the original "rye".

 

[MrPhlegm]

They claim that they are "rye"s on their websites. Anyway they taste different from burbon.

 

[Luke Duke]

Crown Royal and Segrams are owned by a french company. I recommend pouring both bottles down the drain and sticking with Jack Daniels

 

[GhostOfTomJoad]

[heston] They'll pour my booze down the drain when they pry the bottle from my cold dead hands! [heston/off]

seriously, nothing's a bigger buzzkill than mixing politics & booze. I'm drinking what I like. end of story.