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Branch water, also called branch, is water from a natural stream (a term primarily used in the southern states); it may also refer to any plain water, such as tap water (rather than soda water), when added to a mixed drink. For example, "bourbon and branch" refers to bourbon whiskey with water.[1][2] This water may have been naturally limestone-filtered by passing through underground limestone, which removes iron. As such, it is a traditional ingredient in the distillation of Kentucky bourbon.[3]
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- ^ "Bourbon & Branch". Cleveland Whiskey. Feb 5, 2023. Retrieved Feb 5, 2023.