by Don Williams | Jul 10, 2019 | Bourbon history, Bourbon Personalities, Distilleries
Meeting Freddie Johnson at Buffalo Trace Distillery On my most recent visit to the historic Buffalo Trace Distillery, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend some time with a historian, promoter, and member of the Bourbon Hall of Fame Freddie Johnson. His statement...
by Don Williams | May 16, 2019 | Bourbon history, Distilleries
Castle & Key located near Frankfort, Kentucky This location is not your typical Kentucky distillery. Castle & Key is blending history with the future. Visiting a castle with a moat and sunken gardens modeled after the gardens of Windsor Castle is not a typical...
by Don Williams | May 9, 2019 | Bourbon history, Distilleries
Old Crow Distillery near Frankfort Kentucky Doctor James Crow and the abandoned Old Crow Distillery were subjects that I had read about many times. Being able to visit the grounds where Doctor Crow perfected the sour mash process was true bourbon history. The Old...
by Don Williams | May 1, 2019 | Bourbon history, Bourbon review, Distilleries, Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour
Old Pogue Distillery dates back to 1876 and has the designation of Kentucky registered distillery number 3. In 2005, members of the Pogue family resurrected the brand, and the bourbon universe should be glad they did. Originally, they sourced whiskey until they...
by Don Williams | Mar 13, 2019 | Bourbon history, Bourbon Personalities, Bourbon Trivia
In 1909, President William Howard Taft defines whiskey as we know it today. This decision is one of the important milestones that changed the industry. The Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 was arguably the first law protecting the consumer from imitation whiskey...
