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Tsiroch t1_jb696ah wrote

Reply to comment by blahbleh112233 in Toblerone chocolate to cut iconic Matterhorn logo from packaging due to ‘Swissness’ laws by elizabeth-cooper

While you aren't wrong, I'm not sure bourbon was the best example?

A lot of brewing and distilling is affected by things like the features of the soil used to grow barley, hops, and the like.

I know the land changes the taste of Scotch, especially peated, so I assume the same for bourbon?

Apologies if I'm talkin' out my ass.

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blahbleh112233 t1_jb6bv8v wrote

No, but there's also nothing stopping you for mimicking the same conditions, or just importing the goods. Like Napa Valley wine is quality because of the grapes. The barreling and fermentation can be done anywhere since its imported wood, fermented in a sterile environment.

There's probably a bit of a difference in the hops and such but you can make whiskey that tastes mighty close to bourbon. At the end of the day is a trademark thing that ensures income more than naything else.

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Tsiroch t1_jb6indp wrote

Another fun (at least mostly true) fact!

There was a grape blight that started in 2008 that killed (IIRC) ~80% of California's grapes.

So, to recover, us here in Missouri gave'em a whole bunch of ours!

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