![]() Boxes, Army Post Offices (APO), Fleet Post Offices (FPO), or freight forwarding companies. ![]() ShopBourbon is not responsible for damaged wines due to ground services. Shipment of these items may be delayed at the ShopBourbon team's discretion to prevent heat damage or freezing. Wine and other delicate products may be weather sensitive. Shipping charges are not refundable and returned orders incur a secondary shipping charge to cover the return shipping fee. Orders that are refused or returned after three (3) delivery attempts shall be refunded for the value of the product only. Ground shipping times are best estimates, but are not guaranteed by the shipping couriers. Please allow up to three (3) business days to process shipping orders. Orders are processed and shipped from the ShopBourbon facility Monday through Friday. ![]() If an adult is unavailable to sign for the package, it may be returned. Couriers will require a proof of ID before delivery. Shipping: All shipments require a signature from an adult twenty-one (21) years of age or older per federal law. ShopBourbon cannot guarantee the edition or batch unless it is specifically mentioned in the product name or description. Actual products may vary in edition or batch, for example. Product images on the website are intended for illustrative purposes only and may not be exact representations of the item in stock. ShopBourbon will not accept returns for bottles that do not match the exact image on the website. Note: All bottles are inspected for any flaws prior to shipping. Please reach out to regarding any damaged items and include photos of the damaged product and packaging. In the event that the bottle sustains major damage during transit, ShopBourbon will refund or replace the product. Another time.Returns: Due to state regulations, ShopBourbon is only able to accept alcohol returns in the event that the product is spoiled. It is that simple….or is it? Jack Daniels…is it bourbon? What about blends or “finished” bourbons? Are they still bourbon? Another time, grasshopper. So there you go: the legal definition of bourbon. You would get laughed out of town, legally, you can call it bourbon. What this means is as long as meet the 51% corn, no more than 160 proof off the still and no more than 125 proof in the barrel, you could put your distillate in a box made of sawtooth oak that had been charred for 15 seconds and leave it in there for 1 minute and call it bourbon. There isn’t an aging requirement to be labeled bourbon. There is no time requirement for charring the container. It doesn’t say that it has to be white oak. It doesn’t say it has to be made in Kentucky, though roughly 95% of the bourbon made today is made in the Bluegrass State. ![]() To be labeled “Straight Bourbon” is must age for a minimum of two years.Bottled at 80 proof or more (40% alcohol by volume).Barreled at no more than 125 proof (62.5% alcohol by volume).Distilled to no more than 160 proof (80% alcohol by volume).Made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn.In addition, Title 27, Chapter 1, Subchapter A, Part 5, Subpart C, Section 5.22 of the Code of Federal Regulations (say that 5 time fast) states that in order for a product to be called bourbon, it must be: That is the day that Congress passed a joint resolution making bourbon a “distinctive product of the United States”. As a bourbon lover, you should have that etched into your favorite glass. Ta-da.Īctually, the real answer is much deeper and, to be honest, much more interesting. So all bourbons are whiskey, not all whiskies are bourbon. The simple answer is that bourbon is a type of whiskey. The greatest question or discussion you will have when you start discussing your new obsession with bourbon will be, “What is bourbon?”.
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