Answers.Body: <p>Bourbon is national regulated, and considered the national spirit of the US. Tennessee Whiskey, is State regulated.</p>
  <p>Bourbon is very much associated with Kentucky, not Tennessee but they are very similar.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Bourbon has a stronger association with Kentucky than it does Tennesee. Many people even believe that bourbon has to be made in Kentucky in order to legally qualify as bourbon, which is a <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/food/spirits/bourbon/2018/09/25/bourbon-does-not-have-made-kentucky/1410542002/" rel="noreferrer">misconception</a>. This association is for a good reason though, bourbon gets it's name from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_County,_Kentucky#Birthplace_of_Bourbon_whiskey" rel="noreferrer">county in Kentucky</a>. After bourbon's creation, there is a long history of it being made elsewhere around the country, but after a bourbon market crash in the 1970's, the remaining distillers, with the exception of one, were all in Kentucky. That's no longer the case but, it created the impression that all bourbon comes from Kentucky. Tennessee has Tennessee whiskey, which is basically <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_whiskey#Legal_status" rel="noreferrer">bourbon made in Tennessee.</a> People often associate Tennessee whiskey with the 'sour mash' process, where some mash is taken from the last batch and used in the new batch. The association between sour mash and Tennessee whiskey is mostly because of labeling and advertising, most bourbons also use a sour mash. Easily the most famous whiskey from Tennessee, Jack Daniels, is labelled as Tennessee whiskey. This has created an even larger distinction, in the minds of the public, between bourbon and Tennessee whiskey. The difference between the two really boils down to regional pride.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I always thought that real bourbon can only be made in the great state of Tennesee, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbjRhPql7po" rel="nofollow noreferrer">but this country song</a> confuses me:</p>
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  <p>While I down Kentucky bourbon<br />
  I am waiting for a call<br />
  And the moon and stars tonight<br />
  Are playing shadows on the wall</p>
  <p>— &quot;Hung Up on You&quot; by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger.<br />
  From Fountains of Wayne's 2003 album &quot;Welcome Interstate Managers&quot;.</p>
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Title: Can whiskey made outside of Tennessee be considered bourbon?
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ThreadText: # Can whiskey made outside of Tennessee be considered bourbon?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-27)
  
  I always thought that real bourbon can only be made in the great state of Tennesee, [but this country song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbjRhPql7po) confuses me:
  
  > While I down Kentucky bourbon  
  > I am waiting for a call  
  > And the moon and stars tonight  
  > Are playing shadows on the wall
  >
  > — "Hung Up on You" by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger.  
  > From Fountains of Wayne's 2003 album "Welcome Interstate Managers".
  
  **Tags:** whiskey, bourbon
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-27. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
  
  Bourbon has a stronger association with Kentucky than it does Tennesee. Many people even believe that bourbon has to be made in Kentucky in order to legally qualify as bourbon, which is a [misconception](https://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/food/spirits/bourbon/2018/09/25/bourbon-does-not-have-made-kentucky/1410542002/). This association is for a good reason though, bourbon gets it's name from a [county in Kentucky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_County,_Kentucky#Birthplace_of_Bourbon_whiskey). After bourbon's creation, there is a long history of it being made elsewhere around the country, but after a bourbon market crash in the 1970's, the remaining distillers, with the exception of one, were all in Kentucky. That's no longer the case but, it created the impression that all bourbon comes from Kentucky. Tennessee has Tennessee whiskey, which is basically [bourbon made in Tennessee.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_whiskey#Legal_status) People often associate Tennessee whiskey with the 'sour mash' process, where some mash is taken from the last batch and used in the new batch. The association between sour mash and Tennessee whiskey is mostly because of labeling and advertising, most bourbons also use a sour mash. Easily the most famous whiskey from Tennessee, Jack Daniels, is labelled as Tennessee whiskey. This has created an even larger distinction, in the minds of the public, between bourbon and Tennessee whiskey. The difference between the two really boils down to regional pride.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2020-09-28. Score: 2
  
  Bourbon is national regulated, and considered the national spirit of the US. Tennessee Whiskey, is State regulated.
  
  Bourbon is very much associated with Kentucky, not Tennessee but they are very similar.
  
  
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