Different mash bills for Bourbon

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Different mash bills for Bourbon

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Found this chart on line while researching rye. It's different distilleries mash bill for bourbon.
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Thanks Bushman, interesting to note the extremely low percentage of malted grains that some of them use. This should mean that they must use enzymes in order to do a complete mash...
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For bourbon 51% has to be corn. I found it interesting that Makers Mark is the only one that added wheat. Wheat is milder and I would guess make it a bit smoother.
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FWIW, here is a link to a more extensive mash bill table. https://modernthirst.com/home/bourbon-w ... ash-bills/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
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Bushman wrote:For bourbon 51% has to be corn. I found it interesting that Makers Mark is the only one that added wheat. Wheat is milder and I would guess make it a bit smoother.
The main reason for posting is to give members a starting point if there is a brand they prefer and want to get close to or similar to the same taste.
Thanks for sharing RHB. Bushman, it is an interesting observation about the Wheat. Makers Mark happens to my preferred commercial bourbon, and I’ve been enjoying my wheated bourbons more than the other bills I’ve run. I guess my palet is geared toward the smoother drops made with wheat.
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RedwoodHillBilly wrote:FWIW, here is a link to a more extensive mash bill table. https://modernthirst.com/home/bourbon-w ... ash-bills/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
Thanks for adding the link to the thread.
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I was interested to see that only "Rabbit Hole" and "Watershed" show as having both rye and wheat in their mash bills. I wonder why that's such an unusual combination? Now I've gotta make me some.... :)
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