Quote Originally Posted by Moderator Bob
It sounds like you are having a great road trip! Was there bourbon tasting at the distillery? Bob
Bob,

No bourbon tasting, but!! in the fermentation room, where there are eight 12-foot-diameter-by-12-foot-deep cypress fermentation tanks, we got to see the mash fermenting and dip our fingers in to taste how each stage has a different taste. The room smells like beer and bread dough. One of the most interesting things that I saw was that the 120-130 proof bourbon is almost perfectly clear when it goes into the charred American white oak barrels. The bourbon gets its color while aging in the barrels for 6 years or so. I would have expected the whisky to darker when it goes into the barrels.