Chef Jimmy Gentry’s signature “Corn Mash” is the only dish from Tennessee to make The New York Times' list of the 26 best dishes in the U.S. in 2024.

Put simply, Mellow Corn is a straight corn whiskey. Its mash bill is 80% corn, 12% malted barley, and 8% rye. It would qualify as a bourbon if not for one crucial difference: Mellow Corn is aged in ...

Especially considering the mash used for Kentucky-style bourbon has to be a minimum of 80% corn, it's already naturally high to start with.

High-rye and high-corn bourbon have a lot in common - they are both entries in the bourbon whiskey genre after all - but their mash bills distinguish them.

Officers from the Sheriff's Department and the state Department of Revenue found 840 gallons of fermenting corn mash and at least 38 gallons of moonshine whiskey.