Explore the select sweet whiskey made with more corn in the grain bill, typically at Kentucky distilleries, where it's always aged in new charred oak barrels, with Food & Wine's guide to bourbon. Our drink experts and spirits enthusiasts explain the difference between whiskey and bourbon, curate essential and rare bourbons to taste and collect, and share bourbon cocktails — plus recipes for cooking and baking with bourbon. Here's how to sip and study the all-American spirit.