Absinthe Whiskey. Keep in mind that a whiskey with 75 to 80% alcohol is going to be a relatively unpleasant thing to drink. In general, whiskey gets diluted to 80 proof, or 40% alcohol.

Even as craft distilleries spring up all over the states, kentucky straight bourbon remains american whiskey’s classic incarnation, shaped by corn, white oak and an inimitable honeyed sweetness. America’s first whisky distillers didn’t live in kentucky and didn’t use corn, but you wouldn’t know it today. *free* shipping on qualifying offers.