The Whiskey Rebellion played an important role in America’s history. It was the first Constitutional Crisis, it was the first Government Cover-up. It also helped create the centralized government we have today. This book is the best book on the... Continue Reading →
When Gary and Mardee Regan were working on this book, I was the North American archivist at United Distillers. They came to the archives to gather history on the brands and the distillers that made the whiskey. I helped them... Continue Reading →
This is a corporate history commissioned by Brown-Forman for their centennial celebration in 1970. The hired John Ed Pearce, a local journalist, to write the book and allowed him access to private family papers and interviews with family members. The... Continue Reading →
Sam Cecil was the retired Master Distiller from Maker’s Mark and in his 70s when he wrote this book. I liked Sam and learned something from him every time I talked with him. I will say he inspired me to... Continue Reading →
Mark Waymack and James Harris were the first people over twenty years ago to decide that American Whiskey would be a good subject for a book. I first met them when they were writing this book and they came to... Continue Reading →
My library has many great books that are useful resources on the history and appreciation of American Whiskey. I thought it might be useful to have reviews of these books so others could look for and add them to their... Continue Reading →
