Americans Love Jack Daniels, but These Whiskeys Are Better

George Dickel has the second-largest distillery in Tennessee, right behind Jack Daniel's. Even though it is an American brand, it uses the Scottish spelling of "whisky" for its bottles because George Dickel said his whiskey was as good, smooth, and as high-quality as the best whiskies in Scotland.

Wild Turkey is Matthew McConaughey's favorite whiskey and offers a wide variety of flavors, ages, and profiles. Wild Turkey 101 aged for six to eight years. It received the Editor's Choice Award from Whisky Magazine in 2012. The now-well-received Bottled-in-Bond is aged for 17 years.

Old Forester holds the distinction of being sold continuously longer than any other whiskey (about 155 years) and was the first bourbon brand sold only in sealed bottles. It was originally sold in pharmacies as medication and was produced legally during prohibition.

This is a whiskey that is only produced in limited quantities every year — with one release in the fall, and a second release in the spring. It won three gold medals and three double gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition

According to folklore in Pennsylvania, George Washington visited the distillery where Michter's was produced and bought the whiskey for his soldiers to keep them warm. Recent Michter's products are not produced at the distillery anymore.

Jim Beam is one of the most popular brands of bourbon in the entire world and offers several different vintages and drinks for various tastes. The Jim Beam Black bottle won double gold at the 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and also won a Gold Outstanding award

Weller is well-known for using a mix of corn and wheat, whereas most other whiskey brands use corn and rye. The William Larue Weller won the 2017 Double Gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition; the Old Weller Antique 107 won the Gold Medal at the New York World Wine & Spirits Competition in 2016

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