![]() ![]() Bourbon, however, shines in a cocktail, bringing its caramel and vanilla essence through. Vodka’s neutral nature makes the additional ingredients (cranberry juice, for example) stand out more. Kentucky bourbon has built a lot of schools and roads in the “Bluegrass State.” Furthermore, when you buy a bottle of bourbon in Kentucky, roughly 60 percent of the average cost is tax, according to the Kentucky Distillers' Association. If you really like vodka, you should probably stop reading now (and go pick up a bottle of Belle Premium American Vodka, the official vodka of America’s Best Racing!), but here are five reasons I believe bourbon is better.Ĭongress declared bourbon unique product of the United States in 1964, making it more American than baseball and apple pie. ![]() So, as a bourbon person, I joke vodka is the devil for this reason. ![]() Vodka is also partly responsible for knocking bourbon off its pedestal in the 1960s and 1970s, when the market shifted from consuming the good stuff to vodka. government defines vodka “to be without distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color,” according to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), the federal arm that regulates alcohol. When you buy a bottle of vodka, you’re paying for the packaging, marketing and the hip celebrity endorsing it. ![]()
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