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Bardstown, Kentucky, Bourbon Capital of the World

March 28, 2023 0 Comments

Bardstown, Kentucky, Bourbon Capital of the World

With Kentucky the main producer of the world’s bourbon, and the city of Bardstown surrounded by more than 10 bourbon distilleries, this town in north-central Kentucky has branded its self as the bourbon capital of the world. Bourbon, which has been brewed in Kentucky since at least 1795, when Jim Beam introduced “Old Jake Beam Sour Mash”, is a corn-based whiskey that is aged in charred oak barrels. The rickhouses where bourbon is stored are a common site in different parts of Kentucky, and especially near Bardstown. 

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Bourbon Barrel Chair – Versailles, Kentucky

January 10, 2023 0 Comments

Bourbon Barrel Chair - Versailles, Kentucky

An old bourbon barrel from the Woodford Reserve Distillery, painted and turned into a decorative chair. Seen in Versailles, Kentucky. Bourbon is the signature liquor of Kentucky.  The first Kentucky bourbon dates back to 1795, when Jacob Beam debuted his “Old Jake Beam Sour Mash’. Seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in the production of  bourbon since that time. 

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Buffalo Trace Water Tower – Frankfort, Kentucky

January 8, 2023 0 Comments

Buffalo Trace Water Tower - Frankfort, Kentucky

An old water tower at at the Buffalo Trace Bourbon Distillery in Frankfort Kentucky.  The first Kentucky bourbon dates back to 1795, when Jacob Beam first sold his “Old Jake Beam Sour Mash. Seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in the production bourbon since that time.

The Buffalo Trace Distillery, which dates back to 1775, has gone by several names over that time, including George T. Stagg Distillery and the Old Fashioned Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery. The current name, Buffalo Trace, refers to well known pathways that buffalo herds left behind on the Great Plains and Midwest that Indian tribes and later European pioneers, followed during their travels. In some cases they became the basis for highways now used today in the United States.

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