During World War II, many Kentucky distilleries were altered to produce penicillin. Penicillin, like bourbon, is produced through fermentation, so distillers helped produce the antibiotic… Read More »Penicillin

By law, bourbon barrels can only be used once. In accordance with federal regulations, all bourbon whiskey has to be aged in brand-new, charred oak… Read More »bourbon barrels

The CERTIFIED BOURBON STEWARD (CBS) TRAINING PROGRAM is the FIRST Bourbon Education & Certification program to be RECOGNIZED by the Kentucky Distillers Association and the… Read More »Bourbon Training?

There is a very specific set of standards to which all bourbon makers must adhere. The Federal Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits state that bourbon… Read More »The Recipe It’s not an accident that bourbon tastes so good. It’s just the rules.

Scotch, Tennessee, and bourbon are all brown spirits but every brown spirit isn’t a bourbon or a Scotch. Here is the difference between bourbon and… Read More »What is the difference between Bourbon and other “brown spirits”?

In 1783, Evan Williams opened first commercial distillery on the banks of the Ohio River in Louisville, it was the first commercial distillery in Kentucky.… Read More »The 1700’s time line of Bourbon

The world’s oldest operating bourbon whisky distillery is Maker’s Mark in Loretto, Kentucky, which has been distilling bourbon since 1805 and has been recognised as… Read More »Bourbon Timeline 1800’s

Prohibition in the United States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933. The… Read More »Bourbon Timeline 1900’s

“There are seven — yes, seven — different taxes on bourbon, accounting for more than half of the cost of each and every bottle. These taxes include local,… Read More »Taxes, Taxes and More Taxes

Bourbon is served in a variety of manners, including neat, diluted with water, over ice (“on the rocks”), with cola or other beverages in simple… Read More »Top Bourbon Cocktails