Corn

Corn whiskey was the first truly American whiskey, the forerunner and kissing cousin to Bourbon. 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". An un-aged, clear spirit, it was the type of whiskey that Scotch-Irish farmers produced in their stills for family consumption or to trade for store goods. Nowadays it comes in unaged and aged expressions, though frequently the maturation periods are very short, just enough to take the "rough edge" off the spirit.