Thursday, December 5, 2019

The Politics of Prohibition's Repeal

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Today marks the 86th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. Before December 5, 1933 the production, transportation and sale of bevera...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

"If My Name Was Dick Cox, I'd Disappear Too"

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WARNING: No bourbon content. Richard Colvin Cox was a cadet at the United States Military Academy when he disappeared on January 14, ...
Monday, October 14, 2019

My Favorite Dad Joke

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This is not a traditional 'Dad Joke.' It just happens to be my favorite joke told to me by my dad, Ken Cowdery (1920-2010). It...
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Thursday, October 10, 2019

Van Winkle Family Asks Retailers and Resellers to Play Nice

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I usually don't reproduce press releases here, but I found this one interesting. No other brand has these kinds of issues. *  *  *...
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Can Pennsylvania Become the Kentucky of Rye Whiskey?

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Whiskey rebels tar-and-feather a tax collector during the Whiskey Rebellion (1791-1794) What is creativity? Some say it is the act o...
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Thursday, September 26, 2019

That Old Story About Pappy, Maker's Mark, and Old Fitzgerald

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What goes around comes around, even if it takes 35 years. Today, someone asked about "the Pappy, Old Fitzgerald, Larceny turn of ...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Judge Calls for ‘Just, Speedy and Inexpensive’ Action in Rum Fungus Case that Seems To Be Going Nowhere

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Fungus on the warehouses at Heaven Hill in Bardstown, Kentucky. Over the years, I have written many times about  Baudoinia compniacensi...
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