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Historian Reveals 6 Bourbon Myths

  • Spence Cooper
  • May 8, 2013

Manufacturing American bourbon whiskey involves the use of specific grain types and unique barrel wood for aging. While bourbon is made primarily in Kentucky, Bourbon can be distilled anywhere in the US.

Historian Michael R. Veach reveals the true story of bourbon in Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage.

Veach begins with the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s, and traces bourbon history through the Industrial Revolution, the Civil War, Prohibition, the Great Depression, and up to the present.

Veach also explores the myths surrounding bourbon, separating fact from legend. Below are 6 bourbon myths revealed by Veach, courtesy of Details.com.

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