It is that time of the year and my thoughts turn to the holiday whiskey promotions. This starts the time when distilleries promote their whiskey with holiday packaging and other such items. It has not always been so and I... Continue Reading →
Several years ago, I wrote a blog about the women in history of the Bourbon industry. A lot has changed since I wrote that blog. Women have become a larger part of the industry. That is not saying that there... Continue Reading →
On March 3, 2025, we are celebrating 128 years of Bottled-in-Bond whiskey. On March 3, 1897, The Bottled-in-Bond Act was signed by President Grover Cleveland. The Act was pushed for by the straight whiskey distillers in Kentucky and is considered... Continue Reading →
When Prohibition was made law in 1919, taking effect in 1920, there needed to be a law passed to enforce the 18th Amendment. The Republican Congressman from Minnesota, Andrew John Volstead, introduced the enforcement law to Congress and it passed... Continue Reading →
Very few non-distillers had an impact on the distilling industry that Harvey W. Wiley had on the industry. Wiley was born on October 18, 1844, in Jefferson County, Indiana. His parents were farmers and conductors on the Underground Railroad. In... Continue Reading →
When Prohibition went into effect on January 16, 1920, many distilleries had barrels of whiskey stored in their warehouses. Some of this whiskey was being taken out by illegal means and sold on the black market. In 1922, Congress passed... Continue Reading →
Presidents often have an influence on the Bourbon Industry. Most recently, Donald Trump’s tariff created a trade war that hurt Kentucky’s Bourbon industry in a bad way as countries imposed retaliatory tariffs on Bourbon. But not all Presidents had a... Continue Reading →
It is Derby time in Kentucky. I thought it would be a good opportunity to list some Bourbons with ties to the Derby. There are many connections between Bourbon and horse racing in Kentucky. Here are four such Bourbons you... Continue Reading →
The distillers in the 19th century treated their promotion of their brands in a different way than the distillers of today. They did not have television, radio and social media to promote their brands. In fact, for most of the... Continue Reading →
