Bourbon

Bourbon

Bourbon is a bourbon at 43% ABV, used in 11 drinks on this site.

Not to be confused withTennessee whiskey (Made to the same rules and then filtered through sugar-maple charcoal before barrelling, which is the step its makers treat as the distinction.)
A tulip-shaped nosing glass of amber bourbon standing beside its bottle
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A tulip-shaped nosing glass of amber bourbon standing beside its bottle

Composition

Strength43% ABV
Density0.94 g/ml
Sugar0.1 g per 100
Acid—
Energy250 kcal per 100
Animal originNone
Allergensnone listed

USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) · 174819. Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof. Public domain. 86 US proof is 43% alcohol by volume by definition; the record's measured ethanol against its measured density gives 42.9%. Bourbon is bottled at 40% and upwards, and 86 proof is the commonest strength above the legal floor. Gluten is not flagged: the spirit is distilled from grain and carries no protein through the still.

Used in these drinks

most first

Substitutes

Rye: Drier and sharper in the same place bourbon is round and sweet; a sour made with it reads leaner and needs no other adjustment.

A general substitute is a browsing aid rather than a drink-specific claim. Where a particular drink has a substitution worth making, it says so on its own page and recomputes the spec for it.