As the History, Part 1 and 2, mention, whiskey was a frontier necessity, a commodity, a de facto currency, and a tasty drink. This was no less… Read more “A Mostly-True History of Whiskey in America, Part III: The Rise of Bourbon”
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A Mostly-True History of Whiskey in America, Part II: The Whiskey Rebellion
In my Mostly-True History of Whiskey in America, Part 1, I focused on the drinking habits of the early settlers and founding fathers, but very little on… Read more “A Mostly-True History of Whiskey in America, Part II: The Whiskey Rebellion”
A Mostly-True History of Whiskey in America, Part I
When you think about our country’s founders, many of you may think about the Pilgrims and assume that alcohol use is more prominent now than it was… Read more “A Mostly-True History of Whiskey in America, Part I”
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