INDEX

1792 Ridgemont Reserve, 180–181, 205

A. Smith Bowman, 205

Small Batch, 178–179

age statements, 13

aging, 88–94, 98–99

alcohol burn, 105

Alltech, 227

American Distilling Institute, 86

Anderson, James, 21

Angel’s Envy, 101, 136–137, 206–207

angel’s share, 92–93

aromas and flavors worksheet, 111–121

Atkinson, H., 34

Austin Nichols, 229

Babcock, Orville E., 21–22

backset, 79, 81

bacteria, 77

Baker, Samuel George, 40

Baker’s, 154, 207

Balcones, 207

Fifth Anniversary Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 194–195

barley, 67–69, 71

barrels, 88–94, 98–99, 101

Barton Brands, 18

Barton Distillery, 45–46, 50

Basil Hayden’s, 208

Beam, Baker, 207

Beam, Craig, 140

Beam, Jacob, 221

Beam, Parker, 140, 197

Beam Suntory, 27, 207, 208, 211, 214, 221, 224, 225

Belle Meade, 208, 211

Bison Ridge Distillery, 18

Blair, Nicholas O., 42

Blair, Thomas C., 42

Blair Distilling Company, 42, 43, 44, 45

Blanton’s, 178, 211

blended bourbon, 9

blended straight bourbon, 9

Booker’s, 153–154, 211

Boswell, Brad, 91

bottled-in-bond bourbon, 9, 11, 13

Bottled-in-Bond Act (1897), 37, 38, 40

Bourbon Blueberry Smash, 140

bourbon myths, 7–8, 10, 11

Bourbon Punch, 160

Bourbon Sour, 125

bourbon definitions, 9

Brown-Forman, 18, 58–59, 70, 157, 167, 170, 201, 203, 205, 225–226, 230

Brewitt, Brian, 178

Buffalo Trace, 18, 65, 73, 84, 87, 92, 98, 99, 101, 148–149, 176, 209, 211–212

#7 Heavy Char Barrel Bourbon, 92

Antique Collection: Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old, 202

Blanton’s, 178

Eagle Rare, 149–150

Experimental Collection, 92

George T. Stagg, 46, 50, 218

George T. Stagg Jr., 151–152

Old Charter, 152

Rock Hill Farms, 177

Single Oak Project, 198–199

Bulleit, Tom, 17, 180, 210, 212

Bulleit Bourbon, 17, 179–180, 212

bushel, 64

Campari, 229

Capone, Al, 25

Castle Brands, 219

caramel, 107

carbon filtration, 95

Catherine Spears Fry Carpenter Distillery, 29, 35

Chapin & Gore, 49–50, 51

Charles Medley Distillery, 139

charring of barrels, 27–28, 30–31, 70, 92

Chihuly, Dale, 163

chill filtration, 95

cockfighting, 36

Coffey, Aeneas, 82

Coffman, Mark, 133

color, 103, 104

coloring, 10–11

computer use, 74

Congressional designation, 52

copper, 89

Corlis, John, 27

corn, 28, 30, 55–66, 69, 71

corn brandy, 30–31

Corn Patch and Cabin Rights Act, 30

Cowdery, Chuck, 26, 52

Cox, Truman, 178

craft-distillery industry, 86–87

Crow, James C., 47, 74

Cummins, Richard W., 34–35

Cyrus Noble, 134, 139, 212

definition of bourbon, 8, 10

Davis, Greg, 161, 174

Devil’s Cut, 214

Diageo, 13, 15, 18, 46, 50, 179, 202, 210, 212

distillation, 82–88

distilling seasons, 100

Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey, 40

Eagle Rare, 149–150

Elijah Craig, 20, 24, 32, 214

21-Year-Old, 197

Barrel Strength, 141

Elder, Joel, 125

Elmer T. Lee, 214–215

enzyme activity, 66–67

Erisman, Jay, 200

Evan Williams, 215

1783, 142

Black Label, 142–143

Single Barrel 2004, 143

Ezra Brooks, 18

Ferm Solutions, 76, 77

fermentation, 79, 81–82

Few Bourbon Whiskey, 130

FEW Spirits, 130, 216

Fig and Bourbon, 177

Fighting Cock, 36, 143

Filson Historical Society, 30

filtration, 94–95

finish, 108

flavor notes, 105–107

flavoring, 10–11

flocking, 95

Flora, John, 132

Foote, Edwin, 48, 59, 60, 74, 215

Forman, Louis, 20

Four Roses, 58, 66, 76–77, 98, 188, 216

Limited Edition Single Barrel 2014, 201–202

Single Barrel, 191

Small Batch, 190–191

Yellow Label, 188, 190

Gayhart, Gary, 203

genetically modified organisms (GMOs), 56–62

George T. Stagg, 46, 50, 203, 218

George T. Stagg Jr., 151–152

getting used to bourbon, 110

Gibbs–Marangoni effect, 103

Gillespie, Mark, 107

Glencairn glasses, 104

Glenmore Distillery, 26

gluten, 61

Golden Wedding Bourbon, 39

Grant, Ulysses, 21–22

Heaven Hill, 11, 13, 20, 24, 65, 96–97, 140–141, 214, 215, 218, 221, 225

Bernheim Distillery, 65, 72, 81–82

Elijah Craig, 20, 24, 32, 214

Elijah Craig 21-Year-Old, 197

Elijah Craig Barrel Strength, 141

Evan Williams 1783, 142, 215

Evan Williams Black Label, 142–143

Evan Williams Single Barrel 2004, 143

Fighting Cock, 143

Henry McKenna Bottled-in-Bond, 144, 218

Old Fitzgerald, 225

Parker’s Heritage Fifth Edition, 101

Heist, Pat, 77–78

Henderson, Kyle, 101, 206

Henderson, Lincoln, 101, 206

Henderson, Wes, 206

Henry McKenna, 218

Bottled-in-Bond, 144

honey holes, 98

Hletko, Paul, 130

Horsley, Richard, 68–69

Hudson, 218

Hudson Baby Bourbon, 12, 125–126, 219

Independent Stave Company, 89–90, 91, 128, 137, 141, 164

Indian whiskey, 35

Jack Daniel’s, 14–15, 18

Jefferson, Thomas, 22, 35

Jefferson’s Bourbon, 22, 219

Ocean, 137–138

Jell-O Shots, 194

Jim Beam, 46, 60, 72, 76, 98, 153, 155, 213, 220–221

Baker’s, 154, 207

Booker’s, 153–154, 211

Distiller’s Masterpiece, 101

Jim Beam Black, 154, 156

Jim Beam Sherry Cask, 198

Jim Beam White, 156

Johnny Drum, 145

Kentucky Artisans Distillery, 99

The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book, 107

Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA), 18, 23

Kentucky Straight Bourbon, 10

Kirin Brewing, 216

Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve, 153, 184

Kolkmeier, John, 55–58, 61–63, 65

Kulsveen, Drew, 144, 230, 231

Kulsveen, Even, 144, 230

Larceny, 164

lawsuits, 18

leaks, 92–94

Lee, Elmer T., 46, 74

legs, 103, 105

Lincoln County Process, 14

Lubbers, Bernie, 11, 13

Magglioco, Joe, 20

Maker’s Mark, 12, 18, 20, 26–27, 46, 67, 78, 84, 161, 163, 221

Barrel Strength, 161, 163

Maker’s 46, 101, 174

malted barley, 67–69, 71

Manns, Anthony, 93–94

mash, 71–72

mashbill, 64

Mathilde Orange Liqueur, 160

MB Roland Distillery, 65–66, 71–72, 222

MBR Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey, 126–128

McCarthy, Thomas, 229

McCoy, Neal, 215

McGill, W. H. “Boss,” 74

McGinnis Cooperage, 131, 141, 164

McKenzie, 131

McKesson & Robbins, 49–50

medaling standards, 109

medical market, 39–40, 41–42

Metze, Greg, 129, 200

MGP Ingredients Distillery, 25, 76, 83, 98, 124, 129, 200

Medley, Charles, 139

Michter’s Distillery, 19–20, 25, 95, 222–223

Toasted Bourbon, 199

US 1, 167, 169

Miller’s Chicken Cock Whiskey, 36

Miller’s Game Cock Whiskey, 36

Morris, Chris, 92, 157, 170, 201

Motlow, Lem, 14

mouthfeel, 119-120

Nation, Carrie, 40

National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association, 23

Native Americans, 33–35

Neville, John, 21

Nixon, Richard, 22

Noah’s Mill, 146

Noe, Booker, 46, 98

Noe, Fred, 76, 153, 220

nondistiller producers (NDPs), 26, 49, 50, 51

oak, 88–91

OKI Reserve, 200

Old Charter, 48–49, 152, 224

Old Crow, 18, 21–22, 39, 224

Old Fitzgerald, 67, 215, 225

Old Forester, 12, 225–226

Birthday Bourbon 2013, 203

Signature, 157

Old Grand Dad, 80

Old Grand Dad 114, 182

Old Medley Distillery, 26

Old Murphy Barber Distillery, 155

Orphan Barrel Project, 50, 202–203

Osborn, Took, 94

Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey, 38, 153

Oscar Pepper Distillery, 18

Pappy Van Winkle, 226

15-Year-Old, 195–197

Pasteur, Louis, 75

Pepper, James E., 18

Pepper, Oscar, 47

Perrine, Joy, 107

pH, 79, 81–82

Pierce, Ken, 180

pinecone likker, 28

Pogue, Paul, 32

Potter, Denny, 73, 79, 81, 100, 140

Pratt, Willie, 95, 167

Prohibition, 32, 40, 41–42

prostitutes, 39

Pure Food and Drug Act (1906), 23, 40

rectifying, 31, 37

Redemption, 226–227

High Rye Bourbon, 129

Remus, George, 32

Richards, Patricia, 140

Rock Hill Farms, 177

Roosevelt, Franklin D., 45

Russell, Eddie, 185

Russell, Jimmy, 103, 185, 186

Russell’s Reserve 10-Year-Old Small Batch, 187

Rutledge, Jim, 58, 66–67, 69, 188, 189

rye, 66–67, 71

rye whiskey, 9–10

Samuels, Bill, 20, 78, 221

Samuels, Marjorie, 163, 221

Sazerac, 18, 50, 205, 208, 211, 214, 218, 224, 226, 229

Schwarz, Paul, 68–69

Scofield, E. H., 74

Scotch, 7–8, 10

Seagram’s, 76

Shenk, John, 20

Sherman, Mike, 84, 86–87, 89

slavery, 35–36

smell, 105

Smith, Guy, 13

Smooth Ambler Yearling, 132

sour-mash fermentation process, 29

spelling, 12

spice, 105

Stagg, George T., 18

Stitzel-Weller Distillery, 26, 46–47, 59, 137, 195, 210, 226

straight bourbon, 9

sulfur compounds, 89

Tabasco, 94, 99

Taft, William Howard, 23

Tarascon, John and Louis, 30

tasting, 103–108

Tate, Chip, 194, 207

taxation, 41

Taylor, E. H., 18, 35

Taylor, Stephen, 61

technology, 74

Templeton Rye Whiskey, 25–26

Tennessee whiskey, 14–15

Thompson, Clark W., 34

Tomaszewski, Paul, 71–72, 126, 222

Town Branch, 133, 227

Tuthilltown Spirits, 65, 125, 228

T. W. Samuels, 11

United Distillers, 46–47

US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), 7–8, 9

used barrels, 101

Van Winkle III, Julian, 226

Veach, Mike, 30, 31

Vendome Copper & Brass Works, 84–86

Very Old Barton, 181–182, 208

W. L. Weller, 67

12 Year, 166

warehouse, 98–99

Warehouse X experimental lab, 99

Washington, George, 19–20, 21, 25, 35

water, 78–79

Wathen’s, 139

Weller, 227, 229

Antique 107, 167

Special Reserve, 165–166

wheat, 67, 71

Wheately, Harlen, 92, 94, 148, 165, 176

Whisky Advocate, 47, 94

Whiskey Corn Belt, 63

Whiskey Rebellion, 41

Whiskey Ring, 21–22

Whisky magazine, 47

Wild Turkey, 18, 59–60, 65, 84, 185–186, 228, 229

Russell’s Reserve 10-Year-Old Small Batch, 187

Wild Turkey 101, 185

Wild Turkey Rare Breed, 187

Wilderness Trail Distillery, 77

Willett, 144–145

Johnny Drum, 145

Noah’s Mill, 146

Willett Pot Still, 146, 148

Willett Brands, 229, 231

William Grant, 228

Williams, John, 91

Woodford Reserve Distillery, 18, 46, 47, 82, 98, 230

Distiller’s Select, 170

Double Oaked, 171

“Four Wood,” 101

Master’s Collection, 201

World War II, 43–45

Wynn Las Vegas, 140

Yancey, Charles, 22

yeast, 48–49, 73, 75–77, 78, 80

Zoeller, Chet, 22, 219

Zoeller, Trey, 137, 219