Lesson 02 · Straight

Straight Bourbon

The word that tells you it has been in the barrel at least two years.

Straight bourbon is bourbon aged at least two years. If it is younger than four years, the label has to say how old it is.

Reading the age

When a bottle does carry an age statement, the number is the youngest whiskey in it. A 10 year bourbon can contain older whiskey, never younger.