by Don Williams | Feb 6, 2020 | Bourbon News, Bourbon Travel, Distilleries, Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour
In 1999 the Kentucky Distillers Association formed the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, and I wonder if they envisioned the impressive growth of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail? During 1999, the distilleries were producing approximately four hundred and fifty thousand barrels. The...
by Don Williams | Aug 22, 2019 | Bourbon history, Bourbon Trivia
See-Through Bourbon and Bourbon distilled in Canada? Before 1964, bourbon could be made anywhere in the world and still be labeled bourbon. So there truly were Canadian as well as Mexican Bourbon for sale in the United States and elsewhere. The Schenley’s company...
by Don Williams | Jul 18, 2019 | Bourbon News, Bourbon Travel, Distilleries
You know the headline by now, a Jim Beam rick house filled with 45,000 barrels of bourbon was hit by lightning and burned to the ground, but just recently, we were at the site of the bourbon warehouse fire. Smoldering ruins of the Jim Beam Warehouse Fire. Note the Old...
by Don Williams | Apr 17, 2019 | Bourbon basics, Distilleries
Many people do not understand why bourbons taste different despite being made from similar mash bills using the same selection of grains. Do you know why bourbons taste different? Bourbon must use at least 51% corn by definition. The typical grains used to complete...
by Don Williams | Apr 3, 2019 | Bourbon basics, Bourbon Trivia, Kentucky Bourbon Trail
A quick snapshot of the popularity of American Whiskey is evident by examining Bourbon by the numbers. Enjoy! Listed below is Bourbon by the Numbers 1.4 million tourists stopped at bourbon distilleries in Kentucky in 2018. $0 is the amount of State Spirits Excise Tax...
