The Southern Living Bourbon Quiz
The Southern Living Bourbon Quiz
Southerners have always loved their Bourbon—especially Kentuckians—but how much do you really know about this native Southern spirit? Robert Moss, our Contributing Barbecue Editor and author of Southern Spirits: 400 Years of Drinking in the American South, compiled this high-proof quiz to put your bourbon knowledge to the test.
Southerners have always loved their Bourbon—especially Kentuckians—but how much do you really know about this native Southern spirit? Robert Moss, our Contributing Barbecue Editor and author of Southern Spirits: 400 Years of Drinking in the American South, compiled this high-proof quiz to put your bourbon knowledge to the test.

In order to for a whiskey be called bourbon, which of the following must be true?
To be used to make bourbon, a whiskey barrel must have which of the following qualities?
Bourbon whiskey takes its name from which of the following?
Which of the following must be true for a bourbon to be labeled Bottled in Bond?
Which month is National Bourbon Heritage Month?
What is “sour mash” whiskey?
To be called “straight bourbon whiskey”, which of the following is required?
Kentucky’s famed Bourbon Trail guides visitors to distilleries located between which two cities?
Which one of the following whiskeys is not a brand of bourbon?
The mint julep is one of the most iconic bourbon cocktails. In which state did it originate?
True or false, Kentucky now has more barrels of aging whiskey than it does people.
What is the term for the types and percentage of grains from which a particular bourbon is distilled?
A Boulevardier is a bourbon variation of which cocktail?
Though now distilled at Buffalo Trace, the prized Pappy Van Winkle bourbon was originally made with spirits from which legendary Kentucky distillery?
Though there are many ways to drink bourbon, how do true connoisseurs enjoy the spirit?