The forerunner and kissing
cousin to Bourbon, American Straight Corn Whiskey is defined by the US
Government as having a recipe or mashbill with a minimum of 81% corn, the rest
being malted barley and rye. Today, Heaven Hill is the sole remaining national
producer of this uniquely American Whiskey style, bottling such classic names as
Georgia Moon, Mellow Corn, Dixie Dew and J.W. Corn. As world-renowned whiskey
writer Jim Murray wrote, “If you are a true student of whiskey, your education
is a long way from being complete until you have mastered this particularly
charming form.”