by Don Williams | Dec 8, 2023 | American History, Bourbon history, Michigan Distilleries
Since Repeal Day was this week I wanted to give all of you a little more information about the era. These Detroit facts about prohibition and repeal provide a glimpse of a very wet time in our history. The City on a Still In the 1930s, Detroit housed more than 20,000...
by Don Williams | Nov 30, 2023 | American History, Bourbon history, Bourbon Trivia
December 5, 1933 Repeal Day occurred on December 5, 1933, when the Utah state convention ratified the 21st Amendment to the Constitution. Utah was the 36th state to ratify, giving the necessary majority to pass the Amendment. 36 out of 48 states needed to vote for the...
by Don Williams | Sep 8, 2023 | Bourbon history, Bourbon Tasting, Distilleries, Whiskey
This phrase, make mine with rye, has been heard by barkeeps throughout the years. American rye whiskey is a close cousin to bourbon and has grown in popularity. Why did a distillery based in Indiana, a former Seagrams plant, become the source of world-class rye...
by Don Williams | Aug 25, 2023 | Bourbon history, Bourbon review, Unique Bottles
Talking about pre–1960 America is a foreign concept for many people. However, please take a moment to experience what it was like in the bourbon year 1958. I picked this year because it has a lot of meaning to me personally. A Historic Bourbon Introduction The first...
by Don Williams | Aug 18, 2023 | American History, Bourbon history, Bourbon review
I have been studying the early pioneer days in Kentucky and decided that the evolution of sipping whiskey was worth exploring. Understand that Kentucky was the wild west for a time in American History. Kentucky was home to Native American tribes, and then later, after...
by Don Williams | May 17, 2023 | American History, Bourbon history, History
A side hustle is something that generates additional income for someone. It is usually secondary to someone’s primary revenue source and is referred to as a side hustle. Whiskey as a side hustle goes back many years, and not only was it a source of additional...
