Reigler points to Texas-based Milam & Greene, which sources its bourbon from Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee, as well as distills its own.
producers have brought some respect to American blended whiskeys. The other 80 percent can be neutral grain spirit, and, historically, the resulting watered-down blends have been 100 percent nothing to write home about.īut lately, a few U.S. liquor laws mean a blended American-made whiskey need only be 20 percent actual whiskey to carry the “whiskey” title. Blended whiskeys like Ireland's Jameson and Japan's Hibiki have always commanded respect and market share because of their quality. Until recently, this would not have been a viable category.