Appendix A

More Resources for Bourbon Lovers

As bourbon has increased in popularity, so have the number of print and Internet publications devoted to bourbon. If you are interested in more history, news of releases, or tasting notes, or if you just want to share your love of bourbon with like-minded sippers, the following resources will help. These lists are by no means complete, but they will get you started with a good, basic bourbon library and help connect you to other bourbon fans.

Books

Campbell, Sally Van Winkle. But Always Fine Bourbon: Pappy Van Winkle and the Story of Old Fitzgerald. Louisville: Limestone Lane Press, 1999.

Bottle silhouette in shutters at Maker's Mark Distillery.

Carson, Gerald. The Social History of Bourbon. Foreword by Mike Veach. 1963. Reprint, Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2010.

Cecil, Sam K. The Evolution of the Bourbon Whiskey Industry in Kentucky. Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing, 1999.

Cowdery, Charles K. Bourbon, Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey. Chicago: Made & Bottled in Kentucky, 2004.

Crowgey, Henry G. Kentucky Bourbon: The Early Years of Whiskeymaking. 1971. Reprint, Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2008.

Givens, Ron. Bourbon at Its Best: The Lore & Allure of America's Finest Spirits. Cincinnati: Clerisy Press, 2008.

Nickell, Joe. The Kentucky Mint Julep. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2003.

Perrine, Joy, and Susan Reigler. The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2009.

Regan, Gary, and Mardee Haidin Regan. The Book of Bourbon and Other Fine American Whiskies. Shelburne, VT: Chapters Publishing, 1995.

Schmid, Albert W. A. The Old Fashioned: An Essential Guide to the Original Whiskey Cocktail. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2012.

Veach, Michael R. Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: An American Heritage. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2013.

Zoeller, Chester. Bourbon in Kentucky: A History and Directory of Distilleries in Kentucky. Louisville: Butler Books, 2009.

 

View up a warehouse elevator shaft at Barton 1792.

 

Bourbon barrel art at Woodford Reserve.

Magazines

The Bourbon Country Reader. http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/.

The Bourbon Review. http://www.gobourbon.com.

F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal. http://www.spiritjournal.com.

Whisky Advocate. http://www.whiskyadvocate.com.

Whisky Magazine. http://www.whiskymag.com.

Websites and Blogs

Bourbon & Banter. http://bourbonbanter.com.

The Bourbon Babe. http://bourbonbabe.tumblr.com.

Bourbon Buzz. http://bourbonbuzz.com.

Bourbon Drinker. http://www.bourbondrinker.com.

Bourbon Enthusiast. http://www.bourbonenthusiast.com.

The Chuck Cowdery Blog. http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/.

A panel from Bourbon Women tasting samples for a private bottling at Four Roses.

The Sour Mash Manifesto. http://sourmashmanifesto.com.

Straight Bourbon. http://www.straightbourbon.com.

Whiskey.com. http://www.whisky.com/.

The Whiskey Professor. http://www.whiskeyprof.com.

Organizations

American Distilling Institute. 650-400-9812, http://www.distilling.com.

The Bourbon Society. http://www.thebourbonsociety.net.

Bourbon Women. 859-226-4255, http://www.bourbonwomen.org.

Kentucky Distillers’ Association. 502-875-9351, http://www.kybourbon.com.