The most iconic national drink of the United States is bourbon. In 1964, during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Congress declared bourbon a "Native American spirit." To be clear, not only whiskey produced in Bourbon, Kentucky can be called bourbon, as long as it meets the criteria for bourbon, it can call itself bourbon.
 
Made from a grain blend containing at least 51% corn, bourbon must be aged in brand new charred oak barrels, with no minimum age specified. In terms of liquid color, Scotland allows distillers to add wine caramel color to whisky, while bourbon does not allow any coloring, all of which comes from the casks.
 
Founded in 1795, Jim Beam has been passed down by the Beam family for seven generations, promoting Jim Beam to become the No. 1 bourbon in the United States and even world-renowned bourbon. In 2014, Beam Company was acquired by Japan's Suntory Group for $14 billion, and the combined group was called Beam Suntory.
 
The bourbon whiskey sold in China includes Platinum Bin Whisky, Black Bin Whisky, Bin Double Cask and Bin Bin Rye, the most common of which is Platinum Bin Whisky.
 
Platinum is the most common entry-level whisky and is often used as a base for cocktails. Platinum Bin contains a significant proportion of rye, aged for 4 years in new charred oak barrels, with a spicy mouth, strong woody flavor and rough lines, which is more suitable for mixing with sparkling water or soft drinks to make it a high stick. Due to the low price of platinum bin, it is considered the favorite of drunkards and vagabonds in the United States, and Taobao can get 750ml specifications for about 50 yuan.
 
Different from the spicy taste of Bai Jinbin, Black Jin Bin has a relatively mellow and soft taste, with a stronger oak and vanilla aroma. This is because the black gold bin is twice as old as the white gold bin, and after 8 years of barrel aging, it is more suitable for small sips. Hei Jinbin won a gold medal at the 2012 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, and the price on Taobao is about 120 yuan.
 
Kimbing Rye Whisky is a favorite of Whisky Bible author Jim Murray, and in 2010, Kimbing Rye Whisky was named the best rye whisky under 10 years old by Jim with a high score of 88. Compared with Canadian rye whiskey, this rye whisky from Gingham is relatively thin, the rye flavor is not prominent, and it is generally a bourbon with a little rye flavor.