Cowdery, Charles K. Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey. Chicago: Made and Bottled in Kentucky, 2004.
Old Bourbon geography and the lack of evidence for the Elijah Craig invention legend
Charles K. Cowdery, Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey (Chicago: Made and Bottled in Kentucky, 2004), Chapter 3, “How Bourbon Whiskey Got Its Name”.
Charles K. Cowdery, Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey (Chicago: Made and Bottled in Kentucky, 2004), Chapter 3, “How Bourbon Whiskey Got Its Name”.
Chapter 3, “How Bourbon Whiskey Got Its Name”
Cowdery, Bourbon, Straight, Chapter 3, “How Bourbon Whiskey Got Its Name”.
Chapter 3, “How Bourbon Whiskey Got Its Name”
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