Buffalo, Barrels, and Bourbon
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-1-119-59991-3 (ISBN)
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.
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.
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
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.10.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 158 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 431 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Getränke |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-119-59991-1 / 1119599911 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-59991-3 / 9781119599913 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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