Use as a 2016 regional snapshot and verify later facility changes.
The account captures the Russell family and a period of major tourism investment.
The Four Roses and Wild Turkey chapters document production sites, brand histories, master-distiller personalities, and newly expanded visitor facilities as public-facing anchors of Lawrenceburg’s whiskey identity.
PDF sheet 184
PDF sheet 153
Chapter 5 — Lawrenceburg
Fresh source audit against the verified 2016 second-edition copy. PDF153–184, read in the full-source review: regional identity is an interpretation of the guide’s arrangement, not a measured effect of tourism. Four Roses and Wild Turkey have distinct production and visitor histories. Planned capacity increases are not actual output; the 2011 new-distillery superlative on169 needs independent corroboration. The164–165 single-barrel wording requires distinction between standard OBSV and private selections. These are historical descriptions, not current visitor instructions.
Source-grounded evidence
The Four Roses and Wild Turkey chapters document production sites, brand histories, master-distiller personalities, and newly expanded visitor facilities as public-facing anchors of Lawrenceburg’s whiskey identity.
Scope and limitations
PDF153–184, read in the full-source review: regional identity is an interpretation of the guide’s arrangement, not a measured effect of tourism. Four Roses and Wild Turkey have distinct production and visitor histories. Planned capacity increases are not actual output; the 2011 new-distillery superlative on169 needs independent corroboration. The164–165 single-barrel wording requires distinction between standard OBSV and private selections. These are historical descriptions, not current visitor instructions.
Provenance
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Kentucky Bourbon Country, Second Edition — Full-Source Literature Note
Proposed Academy use
Use as a 2016 regional snapshot and verify later facility changes.