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- Bourbon, the evidence suggests, really did get its name from Bourbon County, Kentucky. When people asked for “old Bourbon whiskey”, they really did mean “old”—that is, whiskey that spent many months and potentially even years resting in an oak barrel, even if that barrel hadn’t been charred inside.
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Bourbon whiskey (/ bɜːrbən /) (or simply bourbon) is a type of barrel-aged American whiskey made primarily from corn (maize). The name derives from the French House of Bourbon, although the precise source of inspiration is uncertain; contenders include Bourbon County, Kentucky, and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, both of which are named after ...
- Early Bourbon History
- Bourbon’s Historical Context
- How Did Bourbon Whiskey Get Its Name?
- Who Invented Bourbon Whiskey?
- How Did Bourbon Become Popular?
- Glass Bottles Replace The Barrel
- Prohibition’s Effects on Bourbon Whiskey
- Bourbon’s Renaissance
- The Rise & Fall of The Age Statement
- Bourbon in The 21st Century
Whiskey production spread throughout the present-day USA during the 18th century largely due to the convenience and availability of surplus grain. In most cases, whiskey was distilled by farmers of Scots-Irish origin. Since it was the most prevalent crop in Kentuckyand along the Western Frontier, corn was often the primary whiskey ingredient in the...
Whiskey production grew in the American colonies in response to the British Sugar Act of 1764. This law sought to heavily tax molasses imports from French and Spanish plantations and greatly affected rum, which was the preferred American liquor up to this point. Indeed, the Sugar Act was one of the main grievances that led to the American Revolutio...
After settling in Kentucky with his “Travelling Church”, baptist minister Elijah Craig founded his eponymous distillery in 1789. Although whiskey production was already well-established in the region, he is often mistakenly credited for its creation. However, it wasn’t until the mid-19th century that bourbon whiskey earned its name. In fact, the or...
Legend has it that a 1790s fire in Elijah Craig’s distillery burned his barrels. Rather than replace them, he turned the barrel staves around so nobody would notice. He then sent them to New Orleans via the Ohio River and by the time they arrived, the whiskey had developed its iconically sweet flavour. The story itself is a fanciful tale and it oft...
It seems strange today that bourbon would be sent south in order to be then shipped back to destinations that were geographically closer to the distilleries themselves. However, much of its early success is owed to this early trade route. As illustrated in the researchof aforementioned historian Michael Veach, steamboats were essential to early tra...
Throughout most of its history, bourbon whiskey was distributed directly to various retailers in their oak barrels. Even today, glass is notoriously fragile but it was far more so during the 19th century and before. Furthermore, it was very expensive and breakages during shipping was an unthinkable additional cost. However, technology allowing for ...
As you may know, the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution was signed in December 1917 and established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States. Although it was ratified in 1919, it took effect a year earlier in Kentucky. Compared to other varieties of alcohol, which occasionally found ways to survive it, prohibition proved utterl...
In 1964, US Congress recognised bourbon as a “distinctive product of the United States”. It marked the first step towards regulations that would define bourbon whiskey as a distinctive liquor albeit with a wide denomination of origin. Indeed, bourbon whiskey can technically be produced anywhere in the USA. Nevertheless, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax ...
While age statements certainly existed before the 20th century, they were usually unreliable. As you’ll have learned, whiskey was often sold in barrels and listing its age wasn’t a legal requirement. There were stamps that indicated when the taxes were paid, but these provided little insight. Therefore, customers would have to ask the barrel’s owne...
Bourbon’s renaissance coincided or may have even contributed to the growing cocktail culture. With Don Draper of the 2007 AMC series Mad Men often brandishing an Old Fashioned, consumers and bartenders also rediscovered classic early-20th century cocktails. It would also frequently appear in FX’s Justified as the favourite beverage of Timothy Oliph...
Dec 28, 2020 · And as that whiskey became famous, makers would stamp the name Old Bourbon Whiskey on the barrels that left the distilleries in the county for points across the U.S., letting drinkers know this...
Aug 4, 2020 · Promoters of the Bourbon County theory for the origin of bourbon’s name suggest that corn whiskey barrels being loaded on flatboats at this port were most likely being stamped with the word Bourbon, Old Bourbon, or Old Bourbon County, to signify the place of origin.
The bourbon name is said to come from ‘Bourbon County’ in Kentucky, where most of the early bourbon was first produced. The County got the name ‘Bourbon’ from the French royal family as gratitude to the French government for their help during the American Revolution.
Jun 13, 2013 · Visit any local distillery and you’ll likely hear that the moniker derives from Bourbon County—once part of a larger expanse known as Old Bourbon—in upstate Kentucky. However, says Veach ...
