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Bourbon whiskey must be distilled in the state of Kentucky.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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0 sources for · 9 against

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Is it true that Bourbon whiskey must be distilled in the state of Kentucky?

Unclear. The retrieved items describe Kentucky as the predominant home of bourbon production and list legal requirements that do not include a Kentucky distillation mandate, but none directly states whether Kentucky distillation is legally required.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 9 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 9
Bourbon whiskey
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Bourbon whiskey. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey

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Kentucky Bourbon Trail
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Kentucky Bourbon Trail. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Bourbon_Trail

Sound speed measurements in Kentucky bourbon whiskey
2019
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Cheyne, S. A. (2019). Sound speed measurements in Kentucky bourbon whiskey. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5101986

Kentucky moonshine
2021
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Kentucky moonshine. (2021). jstor.org. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv21r3pf4

Springs and the Origin of Bourbon
2009
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Springs and the Origin of Bourbon. (2009). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2008.00543.x

Letter to Archibald from President Locklin (April 15, 1975)
1975
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Letter to Archibald from President Locklin (April 15, 1975). (1975). cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org. http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/4751

THE GOEBEL TRAGEDY. (Taranaki Daily News 9-4-1900)
1900
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THE GOEBEL TRAGEDY. (Taranaki Daily News 9-4-1900). (1900). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19000409.2.29

Jim Beam
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Jim Beam. (n.d.). heritagelakewood.catalogaccess.com. https://heritagelakewood.catalogaccess.com/archives/39342

Bottle
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Bottle. (n.d.). heritagelakewood.catalogaccess.com. https://heritagelakewood.catalogaccess.com/objects/20359

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