Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey : An American Heritage /

On May 4, 1964, Congress designated bourbon as a distinctive product of the United States, and it remains the only spirit produced in this country to enjoy such protection. Its history stretches back almost to the founding of the nation and includes many colorful characters, both well known and obsc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Veach, Michael R., 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Whiskey.
HISTORY > United States > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Food Science.
Whisky > Kentucky > Histoire.
Whiskey > Kentucky > History.
Kentucky.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Farmer distillers and the whiskey rebellion
  • The origin of bourbon whiskey
  • The industrial revolution and the distilling industry
  • Distillers and rectifiers
  • Taxation and regulation
  • Prohibition and the bourbon industry
  • The end of prohibition and the Second World War
  • Boom and then bust
  • Into the twenty-first century.

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