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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Caveat Emptor

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One of the warehouse receipts for the whiskey that became A. H. Hirsch Reserve. There is an old saying among card players. When you sit down...
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Friday, June 4, 2021

Remembering the Bucket

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  Despite its name, Bucket O’Suds owner Joe Danno claimed his joint on Cicero was a bourbon bar. I met him there in 1992, long before bourbo...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

A Tale of Two Troublemakers: Alcohol and Firearms

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  Although the Federal Excise Tax (FET) on distilled spirits was lowered recently for small producers, it remains $13.50 per proof gallon* f...
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Saturday, May 22, 2021

The Lost History of a 30s Supermodel (From My Hometown)

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Dana Jenney, photo by Lusha Nelson, Vogue 1937 Dana Jenney Horvath (1914-1992) grew up in Shenandoah, Ohio, a tiny town 12 miles north of Ma...
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Bourbon History Echoes in Today's Craft Distilleries

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  Stamping Ground is a small town in Kentucky's Scott County, about 25 miles northwest of Lexington. It was named by its first settlers ...
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Thursday, May 13, 2021

Did This Government Pamphlet Launch the Craft Distilling Movement?

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In 1982, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy teamed up to publish Fuel from Farms, a Guide to Small Scale Ethanol Production .  T...
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Thursday, May 6, 2021

What Company Makes the Most Money from Bourbon? The Answer Might Surprise You (But Probably Won't)

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We are about 20 years into the 'bourbon boom' and craft distilling renaissance. Much has been said in that time about all the new br...
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