Reigler, Susan. Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide. 3rd ed. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2020.
Post-fire continuity crossed retained yeast, assisting distilleries, a replacement plant, rebuilt storage, and bottling.
Susan Reigler, Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide, 3rd ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2020), Chapter 6, Heaven Hill profile, account of the 1996 fire and recovery.
Susan Reigler, Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide, 3rd ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2020), Chapter 6, Heaven Hill profile, account of the 1996 fire and recovery.
Chapter 6, Heaven Hill profile, account of the 1996 fire and recovery
Reigler, Kentucky Bourbon Country, Chapter 6, Heaven Hill profile, account of the 1996 fire and recovery.
Chapter 6, Heaven Hill profile, account of the 1996 fire and recovery
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Susan Reigler, Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide, 3rd ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2020), Chapter 6, Heaven Hill profile, account of the 1996 fire and recovery.
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Reigler, Susan. Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide. 3rd ed. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2020.
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Source section: Heaven Hill — History
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Heaven Hill's post-fire recovery used retained yeast, outside distilling capacity, acquisition, and rebuilt infrastructure.
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