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

“There is a common belief that a ghost by the name of ‘Willie’ inhabits the corridors of Whiskey Row in downtown Louisville, and that he… Read More »Willie the Whiskey Row ghost