CBP Bourbon History

Question 1

Where is bourbon legally required to be produced to be labeled as bourbon?

Accepted Answer

Anywhere in the United States

Answer

Only in Kentucky

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Only in Tennessee

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Only in the Appalachian region

Question 2

Which act legally defined bourbon as a distinctive product of the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Bourbon Whiskey Act of 1964

Answer

The Volstead Act

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The Pure Food and Drug Act

Answer

The Whiskey Rebellion Act

Question 3

What was the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 about?

Accepted Answer

A protest against federal excise taxes on whiskey

Answer

A rebellion against bourbon production in the South

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A movement to ban bourbon

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A trade dispute between distillers and farmers

Question 4

Why is Kentucky historically associated with bourbon production?

Accepted Answer

It has the perfect water, climate, and corn supply

Answer

The state has the oldest distillery

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It was the only state allowed to produce bourbon

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It was the first state to legalize distillation

Question 5

How did Prohibition impact bourbon production in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Many distilleries shut down, but some continued under medicinal licenses

Answer

It increased bourbon production

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It had no effect on bourbon

Answer

Bourbon production moved entirely to Canada

Question 6

Who is often credited as the father of bourbon?

Accepted Answer

Elijah Craig

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Jack Daniel

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George Washington

Answer

Jim Beam