The Evolution of the Bourbon Whiskey Industry in Kentucky

by Sam K. Cecil

Think of Kentucky and there are several images which readily come to mind...Wildcat Basketball, blissful fields of bluegrass, crowds cheering thoroughbred horses at Churchill Downs, and yes, Bourbon. There is a sobering reality in that bourbon has made the greatest impact among those industries which best symbolize Kentucky. But why exactly is Kentucky bourbon so distinguished from the likes of Tennessee or Canadian Whiskey? Is it the limestone-filtered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563114860
• ISBN13: 9781563114861
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Turner
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.2" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Geneology of Bourbon

The photos in this book are wonderful. Mr. Cecil weaves a thorough and complete history of the bourbon industry in the only place in the world bourbon is made - Kentucky.