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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.  

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Author:   F. Paul Pacult
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781119599913

ISBN 10:   1119599911
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   14 October 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

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. McLeod 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

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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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