by Don Williams | Jul 4, 2018 | Bourbon history, Distilleries
Recently my friend Larry led me to a bourbon discovery when he told me about a gentleman that owned an unopened bottle of medicinal bourbon. Ken was gracious enough to allow me to see and photograph the bottle and the retail box in person. It was a vintage...
by Don Williams | Jan 5, 2023 | Bourbon Information, Bourbon Personalities, Distilleries, Uncategorized
Vendome Copper and Brass Works have made your bourbon possible for over 100 years, based in Louisville, Kentucky. They bend materials not meant to be bent, but they do it expertly, and they weld materials that are difficult to weld but create miles of flawless seams....
by Don Williams | Dec 30, 2022 | Bourbon Travel, Distilleries, Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Daviess County, Kentucky, is home to the Green River Distillery and the tagline “The Whiskey Without Regrets.” Green River is probably the distillery many people on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail have not visited. Yes, it is in Owensboro, a hundred miles west of another...
by Don Williams | Dec 9, 2022 | Bourbon Personalities, Bourbon review, Unique Bottles, What's New at Charlie's
The Ross & Squibb Distillery may be the most historic and vital distillery you have never heard of. The Rossville and Squibb Distilleries George Ross opened the Rossville Distillery in 1847, located above a very clean and clear aquifer. Bottles of Rossville Union...
by Don Williams | Nov 11, 2022 | Bourbon Information, Bourbon Trivia
I ran across a fascinating intersection of film, bourbon, and an Academy Award. Not only did the film win the best picture Oscar, but it also featured a brief but period-specific bourbon advertisement. In the television and movie industries, this would be called...
