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It was named in honor of truffle ... to the trees,” Bonito explained. “Maker’s Mark is interested in cultivating T. cumberlandense because they store their whiskey in white oak barrels.

“Truffles ... the trees,” Bonito said. The distiller Maker’s Mark is now working to figure out how to cultivate the native truffle for its whiskey, which the company stores in white oak ...

This truffle is bigger, more fragrant and flavorful than other types, with a hint of nuts and sweet garlic. To grow, it needs a compact, marly soil and trees like chestnut, oak, poplar ...

Tuber canirevelatum, meaning the "dog-found" truffle ... the trees," Bonito said. "Maker's Mark is interested in cultivating T. cumberlandense because they store their whiskey in white oak ...

Although attempts have been made to cultivate truffles, the majority are still found wild, growing around the roots of oak, hazel and lime (linden) trees. Truffles are sniffed out by pigs or dogs ...

cumberlandense because they store their whiskey in white oak barrels ... DNA to place them on the fungi family tree. Cultivating and selling European truffle species–often with the help of ...

Although attempts have been made to cultivate truffles, the majority are still found wild, growing around the roots of oak, hazel and lime (linden) trees. Truffles are sniffed out by pigs or dogs ...