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After the Heaven Hill fire, materials and personnel moved to Brown-Forman and Beam facilities, Heaven Hill yeast was used in Louisville while Beam yeast was used in Boston, and the later Bernheim purchase left distillation about thirty miles from bottling.
“Heaven Hill” — recovery and outside production after the fire
“Heaven Hill” — recovery and outside production after the fire
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