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This means that bourbon producers can use French oak, Japanese Mizuna oak, Brazilian oak, Hungarian oak whatever kind of oak they want, and in whatever kind of container they want, be it a box, a sphere, go crazy so long as that container is charred and first-use.

To be bourbon, it must be aged in a bourbon barrel. A bourbon barrel must be a new, charred oak container. Other whiskeys frequently utilize used barrels, but to be bourbon, the barrel must be new. However, many bourbons are moved into other barrels to be finished after the aging process is complete.

The Quercus Family TreeQuercus alba, also known as white oak or American oak, dominates the whiskey industry thanks to the mandated use of new charred oak barrels for bourbon aging. Contrary to popular belief, there is no legal mandate to use white oak, however its abundance has made it the de facto choice.

The Old Charter brand changed owners a few times, until it was purchased by Buffalo Trace Distillery in 1999. The existing Old Charter Bourbon is still produced by parent company Sazerac and there are no plans to discontinue it.

Old Charter 10 Year Old was discontinued in 2013 and Old Charter 8 Year Old in 2014. The latter was effectively converted into an No Age Statement (NAS) whiskey, with all direct references to age taken off the label, but the numeral 8 was kept in the labeling.

Expensive Bottle: Blanton's The Original Single Barrel Bourbon. The Whiskey: This is Buffalo Trace's higher-rye bourbon mash bill even though it's not that high comparatively.

A unique, distinctive spirit, Charter is a Prohibition style moonshine that has the look, feel and taste of whiskey, but is made from 100 percent pure cane sugar to ensure a smooth clean finish.