Monday, August 24, 2026

Tiny Athertonville, Kentucky Is Still in the Whiskey Business (Part Two)

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  ZAK Cooperage, formerly Seagrams Distillery, DSP-KY-20.  In 1899, John and Peter Atherton sold their distilleries in Athertonville to the ...
Friday, August 21, 2026

Tiny Athertonville, Kentucky Is Still in the Whiskey Business (Part One)

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  Atherton High School, 3000 Dundee Road, Louisville, KY, is not in the whiskey business, but was named for a prominent distiller. Atherton ...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

My Mitch McConnell Story

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Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, mid-1980s. I agree with most of the criticism of Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell. I fault him especially ...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Oh, What Bourbon Can Do

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  As the 21st century bourbon boom has produced many new bourbons, it also has produced many bourbon books. I’ve read a few. My favorites ha...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

Revisiting My Childhood Via "The Danny Thomas Show"

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  (From left to right) Rusty Hamer, Penny Parker, Danny Thomas, Angela Cartwright, and Marjorie Lord. Although it ran for eleven seasons (19...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Bourbon in Washington, Oh My!

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  Kash Patel's personalized bottle of Woodford Reserve. The Atlantic isn’t letting up on Kash Patel. Today, Sarah Fitzpatrick, the repo...
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Sunday, May 3, 2026

Bourbon Distilleries, Ranked by Capacity, 2026

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  One of six column stills at the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, TN. Blogger gives me a rudimentary idea of how many people look...
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