by Don Williams | Dec 22, 2023 | Bourbon basics, Bourbon Information, Bourbon Trivia
This week I want to provide five bourbon fun facts that I find pretty darn interesting. The official state drink of Kentucky Kentucky is known for bourbon production and, arguably, produces some of the finest bourbon whiskey in the world. Currently, production levels...
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 | Oct 8, 2023 | Bourbon Information, Bourbon review, Bourbon Tasting
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! To be placed on a waiting list please Email info@bourbonfool.com We will be featuring a photo and video presentation to enhance our EDU-Tasting. I will be hosting this event at the recently remodeled Lyon Theater in downtown South Lyon...
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...
