Learn about one of the most impactful distilleries in American history in this comprehensive tale
Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon tells the fascinating tale of the Buffalo Trace Distillery, from the time of the earliest explorations of Kentucky to the present day. Author and award-winning spirits expert F. Paul Pacult takes readers on a journey through history that covers the American Revolutionary War, U.S Civil War, two World Wars, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.
Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon covers the pedigree and provenance of the Buffalo Trace Distillery:
- The larger-than-life personalities that over a century and a half made Buffalo Trace Distillery what it is today
- Detailed accounts on how many of the distillery’s award-winning and world-famous brands were created
- The impact of world events, including multiple depressions, weather-related events, and major conflicts, on the distillery
Belonging on the shelf of anyone with an interest in American spirits and history, Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon is a compelling must-read.
Tabla de materias
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Glossary xv
1 ‘This River Runes North West and out of Ye Westerly Side . . .’ 1
Sidebar: The Unforgivable Extermination of Tatanka 12
2 ‘This Map of Kentucke: Drawn from Actual Observations . . .’ 15
3 ‘. . . As Crooked as a Dog’s Hind Leg . . .’ 29
4 ‘. . . 10, 530 bls. Flour; 1374 Whiskey; 1984 Beef and Pork . . .’ 35
Sidebar: The Kentucky River’s Natural Wonders 41
5 ‘. . . The Machinery Is of the Best . . . for Making Copper Distilled Whisky.’ 43
Sidebar: Kentucky Whiskey Production: Grain 49
6 ‘. . . Bourbon Production . . . Was at Best Crude and Unreliable . . .’ 51
7 ‘. . . That in Consideration of Five Hundred Dollars . . .’ 61
8 ‘Rev. Dr. Mc Leod Thanks God for Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey’ 69
9 ‘The Most Valuable Assistance That We Got in St. Louis . . .’ 75
10 ‘. . . An Early Nineteenth Century Residence Situated in the Middle of an Expansive Lawn . . .’ 83
11 ‘. . . Raised the Daily Production from 400 to 600 Barrels . . .’ 95
12 ‘Despite Many Salacious Rumors, He Is Mostly Remembered As . . .’ 103
13 ‘Show Up Next Monday Morning . . .’ 115
Sidebar: The Indelible Impact of American Whiskey’s Greatest Generation 127
14 Sazerac: The New Orleans Company and the Fabled Cocktail 131
Sidebar: The Sazerac Cocktail and Resurrection of Sazerac House 140
15 ‘Experimentation Is in Our DNA . . .’ 143
16 ‘Resistance Is Futile’ 153
Sidebar: Freddie Johnson’s Promise 167
17 ‘. . . Projecting Forecasts in 2020 for the Next 100, 120 Years . . .’ 169
Appendix 181
Timeline 185
Notes 189
Bibliography 199
About the Author 203
Index 205
Sobre el autor
F. PAUL PACULT has been hailed in Imbibe magazine as ‘an all-knowing spirituous oracle, a J.D. Powers of liquor’ and by Forbes.com as ‘America’s foremost spirits authority.’ He is an award-winning educator and journalist, as well as the author of seven books, including American Still Life, A Double Scotch, and The New Kindred Spirits. For twenty-eight years, he was the editor of the widely acknowledged ‘bible’ of spirits reviews, F. Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal. He is a Life Member of both the Bourbon Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Distillers Association’s Order of the Writ.
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