Is bourbon a forest product? Most of the flavor of bourbon comes from the wooden barrel it's aged in. By law, bourbon must be aged in a new charred white oak barrel, but like with all oaks, regenerating white oak is becoming increasingly challenging. Fortunately, industry has taken notice and has formed the White Oak Initiative, a diffuse group of stakeholders ranging from academics, industry professionals, and government, to head off this issue and bring white oak regeneration back to our ea...
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