While the farm-to-table movement has been around for quite some time, Ryan and Amanda Bare offer the farm-to-bottle movement.

Originally created as an homage to the cocktail that bears its name, this is a bottle with roots in New Orleans, made in a style that’s instantly recognizable as a corn-driven Kentucky whiskey.

“Basically, we custom distill whiskey for farmers from their own corn,” Knobbe explains. Head distiller Devon Birchem says it’s very personal. He starts with 15 to 20 pounds of corn.

The Best Bourbon for 2020 is Ironroot Republic’s Harbinger. The distillery also won Best Corn Whiskey in 2019. The Best Single Barrel Bourbon is Rebel Yell Single Barrel 10 Year Old, which ...

In fact, a whiskey isn't legally a bourbon unless corn is the primary grain in its mash. U.S. federal law dictates that at least 51% of the grains used to distill bourbon must come from corn ...