How Fake Whiskey Took Over The Market After The Civil War - Chowhound

Fpg/Getty Images These days, whiskey in the United States is regulated pretty strictly. For what you could argue is the United States' flagship spirit, bourbon must abide by rigid rules, including controlling what bourbon is made of to begin with. Further still, some bourbons are bottled-in-bond, meaning they follow an even stricter regimen of regulations. All of this is done to ensure a quality of standard in…