Cowdery, Charles K. Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey. Chicago: Made and Bottled in Kentucky, 2004.
Tennessee whiskey's category boundary and charcoal mellowing
Charles K. Cowdery, Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey (Chicago: Made and Bottled in Kentucky, 2004), Chapter 15, “The Elephant in the Room”.
Charles K. Cowdery, Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey (Chicago: Made and Bottled in Kentucky, 2004), Chapter 15, “The Elephant in the Room”.
Chapter 15, “The Elephant in the Room”
Cowdery, Bourbon, Straight, Chapter 15, “The Elephant in the Room”.
Chapter 15, “The Elephant in the Room”
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