American whiskey

American whiskey is largely divided into 2 categories, Kentucky Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey. Both are distilled mainly from corn and rye, according to US law American whiskey must contain at least 51% corn. Jack Daniels is often incorrectly categorized as a Bourbon, but is in fact a Tennessee Sour Mash whiskey which is filtered through charcoal from the mapletree before being bottled.