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This is a list of whisky brands arranged by country of origin and style.
Whisky (or whiskey)
[1] is a type of
distilled alcoholic beverage made from
fermented
grain
mash . Different grains are used for different varieties, including
barley ,
malted barley ,
rye , malted rye,
wheat , and
corn . Whisky is typically aged in wooden
casks , made generally of charred
white oak .
A selection of Bourbons and Tennessee whiskeys offered at a
liquor store in
Decatur, Georgia
Thirteen large distilleries owned by eight companies produce over 99% of the whiskey made in the U.S.
[2]
Beam Suntory 's Booker Noe Distillery (
Boston, Kentucky ), Jim Beam Distillery (
Clermont, Kentucky ), and Maker's Mark Distillery (
Loretto, Kentucky )
Brown–Forman 's Brown–Forman Distillery (
Shively, Kentucky ), Jack Daniel Distillery (
Lynchburg, Tennessee ), and Woodford Reserve Distillery (
Versailles, Kentucky )
Campari 's Wild Turkey Distillery (
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky )
Diageo 's George Dickel Distillery (
Tullahoma, Tennessee )
Heaven Hill 's Bernheim Distillery (
Louisville, Kentucky )
Kirin 's Four Roses Distillery (
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky )
MGP Ingredients ' Ross & Squib Distillery (
Lawrenceburg, Indiana )
Sazerac 's Barton 1792 Distillery (
Bardstown, Kentucky ) and Buffalo Trace Distillery (
Frankfort, Kentucky )
Of the thirteen, ten are in
Kentucky , two are in
Tennessee , and one is in
Indiana . The three states are grouped together in the east-central mainland region of the United States.
The production line at the Maker's Mark distillery
Brands are listed alphabetically by brand ownership and the name and location of the distillery. The brand owner is included if different.
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve bourbon whiskey
Willett Distillery brands:
Willett Distillery-owned brands:
Brands exclusively bottled by Willett Distillery (brand owners noted):
Other brands:
Virginia Gentleman –
A. Smith Bowman Distillery ,
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Cougar Bourbon –
MGP Ingredients ,
Lawrenceburg, Indiana (a
Foster's Group brand, export only, sold in
Australia and
New Zealand )
George Remus Bourbon –
MGP Ingredients ,
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Kings County Bourbon ,
Brooklyn, New York
Bridge & Main - Cleveland Whiskey,
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Black Reserve Bourbon - Cleveland Whiskey,
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Underground Bourbon Whiskey Finished with Black Cherry Wood - Cleveland Whiskey,
Cleveland, Ohio
Wheat Penny 1958 Bourbon - Cleveland Whiskey,
Cleveland, Ohio
Georgia Moon Corn Whiskey,
Heaven Hill Distilleries ,
Louisville, Kentucky
Kings County Distillery Corn Whiskey,
Kings County Distillery ,
Brooklyn, New York
Mellow Corn Kentucky Straight Corn Whiskey,
Heaven Hill Distilleries ,
Louisville, Kentucky
Midnight Moon, Piedmont Distillers,
Madison, North Carolina
Ole Smoky , Ole Smoky Distillery,
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Platte Valley 100% Straight Corn Whiskey,
McCormick Distilling Company ,
Weston, Missouri
The Gonzales Corn Whiskey, Clifford Distilling LLC,
Port Arthur, Texas
A bottle of American Old Overholt rye whiskey
American Single Malt Whiskey (
Peach Street Distillers ),
Palisade, Colorado
Hamilton Distillers ,
Tucson, Arizona
McCarthy's ,
Mt. Hood, Oregon
Pearse Lyons Reserve (
Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company ),
Lexington, Kentucky
St. George Single Malt ,
Alameda, California
Stranahan's ,
Denver, Colorado
Wasmunds (
Copper Fox Distillery ),
Sperryville, Virginia
Westland Distillery , Seattle
Westward Whiskey,
Portland, Oregon
Beam Suntory brands,
Jim Beam Distillery ,
Clermont, Kentucky
Diageo brands,
Stamford, Connecticut
Heaven Hill brands,
Heaven Hill Distillery ,
Louisville, Kentucky
Sazerac brands (and brands produced exclusively by Sazerac) at the
Tom Moore Distillery ,
Bardstown, Kentucky
Sazerac brands at other distilleries
Australia produces a number of single malt whiskies.
Tasmanian whiskies in particular were the first to receive global attention. Australian whiskies are winning an increasing number of global whisky awards and medals, including for example in the
World Whiskies Awards and Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 'Liquid Gold Awards'.
[8]
[9] Mainland Australian whiskies are also obtaining global recognition, in particular a
West Australian whisky.
[10]
[11]
Australian whisky distilleries include:
[12]
[13]
Bottles of
Canadian Club Whisky for sale at a liquor store in
Iizaka, Fukushima , Japan
Beam Suntory brands
Brown-Forman brands
Diageo brands:
Forty Creek , Ontario (a part of
Gruppo Campari )
Glenora Distillers , Glenville, Nova Scotia (independent)
Heaven Hill Black Velvet distillery ,
Lethbridge, Alberta
Hood River Distillers
Pemberton Distillery (independent)
Pernod Ricard brands via
Corby Distilleries , produced at the
Hiram Walker Distillery ,
Windsor ,
Ontario
Sazerac Company brands
William Grant & Sons ,
Windsor, Ontario
Three Irish whiskeys
Single pot still whiskeys
Midleton Very Rare with box
Single grain Irish whiskeys
A bottle of Japanese Yamazaki whisky
Dalwhinnie whisky
Blended Malt Scotch whisky
Independent bottlers of Scotch whisky
Overseas bottlers of Scotch whisky
A bottle of
Mackmyra Den första utgåvan (first edition) and boxe
^ Oxford English Dictionary , Second Edition: "In modern trade usage, Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey are thus distinguished in spelling; whisky is the usual spelling in Britain and whiskey that in the U.S."
^ Albala, Ken, ed. (2015).
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues . SAGE Publications.
ISBN
9781506317304 .
^
"Takara Shuzo Group Companies" . Takara Shuzo International Co. Ltd . Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
^
a
b
Old Rip Van Winkle
Archived 2011-01-15 at the
Wayback Machine , Joint venture description on company web site. (Accessed January 2011)
^ Crumbie, Trey (January 26, 2017).
" 'Super-premium' Kentucky Owl bourbon bought, to be available nationally" .
Lexington Herald-Leader .
Lexington, Kentucky . Retrieved December 4, 2017 .
^ Patton, Janet (January 26, 2017).
"New lakeside bourbon complex will cost $150 million. See what it will include" .
Lexington Herald-Leader .
Lexington, Kentucky . Retrieved December 4, 2017 .
^
"George Washington's Mount Vernon Distillery & Gristmill" . Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Retrieved 21 October 2013 .
^ Colquhoun, Steve (21 March 2014).
"Tassie whisky named world's best single malt" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 23 March 2014 .
^ Distillery, Tasmania (21 March 2014).
"Tasmania Distillery's Sullivans Cove takes world whisky title for single malt" . ABC News .
Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 23 March 2014 .
^ Brammer, Jenna (6 April 2017).
"WA Drop named 'Best International Whisky in the World' " .
West Australian Newspaper . Retrieved 18 January 2018 .
^ Adsti, Saskia (2 November 2017).
"Peat the Secret to Winning Drop" .
West Australian Newspaper . Retrieved 18 January 2018 .
^
"Australian whisky distilleries" . Archived from
the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2015 .
^
"Closed Australian whisky distilleries" . Archived from
the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2015 .
^ Malt Whisky Yearbook 2014
Whisky types Other designations Whisky by region Whisky production Whisky tourism See also
History and production
History of alcohol Production
Fruit
Apple
Banana
Bignay
Bokbunja
Grape
Java plum
Longan
Lychee
Pear
Pineapple
Plum
Pomegranate
Prickly pear
Various fruits
Cereals
Barley
Corn
Millet
Rice
Rye
Sorghum
Multiple grains
Other
Agave americana
Coconut and other palms
Dairy
Ginger
Galangal
Honey
Sugar
Sugarcane or molasses
Tea
Various starches
Fruit
Apple
Cashew apple
Cherry
Dates
Fig
Grape
Juniper
Plum
Pomace
Various fruits
Cereals
Barley
Beer
Buckwheat
Maize
Rice
Rye
Sorghum
Multiple grains
Other
Agave
Coconut and other palms
Dairy
Sugarcane or molasses
Various starches
Liqueurs and infused distilled drinks by ingredients
Almond
Anise
Beer
Blackthorn shrub
Cherry
Chili peppers
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Cloudberry
Coconut
Coffee
Cream
Egg
Hazelnut
Herbs
Honey
Juniper
Mammee apple flower
Orange
Star anise
Sugarcane/molasses
Vanilla
Various fruits
Walnut