History
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Whiskey History: W.L. Weller
By Richard Thomas Born in 1825, William Larue Weller was reportedly the grandson of German immigrants who came to Central…
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Whiskey History: Thomas Dewar
By Richard Thomas As much as whiskey fans like to imagine every great brand as being built by a legendary…
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Book Review: “Cornbread Mafia”
By Richard Thomas Technically, James Higdon’s The Cornbread Mafia is about pot-farming in Central Kentucky, and not about whiskey-making. Even…
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Whiskey History: John Dewar, Jr.
By Richard Thomas Dewar’s Whisky was founded in 1846 by John Dewar, Sr., but like so many enterprises in the…
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Founding Bankster: Alexander Hamilton and the Whiskey Tax
By Richard Thomas Among the Founding Fathers, perhaps the most controversial is Alexander Hamilton. Although many of Hamilton’s ideas and…
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