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On the Bourbon Trail




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I've driven
through Kentucky countless times, never having a clue as to what treasures were
to be be found within its
borders. But
on this particular occasion, we had narrowed our focus to a relatively small
number of things to
do and see... Even so, five days "on location" yielded an incredible wealth
of information -- not the least of which was what we gleaned from our tour
of the bourbon trail. The articles below may only scratch the surface, but
the story of bourbon is one which should serve as a call to head to the Wonder State
to see, smell and taste for
yourself, the ambrosia called: Bourbon!
September is National Bourbon Month!
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It's the Water
There is
so much more than just caves associated with the Bluegrass State. In a
very long list of activities and attractions available in nine
different areas of the state -- selected for geographical and
other similarities -- one could easily include such diverse
interests as horses,
Daniel Boone, the Civil War and even bourbon... |
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Go Climb a Rock...
The rain that had taken a break and allowed us to observe some
of the workouts began anew, and a cold wind added to the
discomfort, so we packed it in and headed east and south to
Natural Bridge State Park... |
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Whisky for My
Horses... Water for My Men
By now the whisky was
calling me instead of my horses; we had two distilleries that we wanted to
check out in the Lexington area. Unfortunately we only had time for
one tour today, and
Wild Turkey in Lawrenceburg would... |
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Musket Balls and the
Mark of a Maker
The bright sun and
green grass almost covered two things on this March day: the biting
wind with its resulting frigid chill, and the eerie sense that
there were screams and desperate cries that accompanied the roar
of cannon and flash of muskets still carrying across the
valleys... |
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A Brief History of
Bourbon |
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How Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Is Made... |
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