Very Early (1872) Academic Piece on Bourbon History

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Very Early (1872) Academic Piece on Bourbon History

Unread postby gillmang » Sat Jul 09, 2016 6:47 pm

It turns out bourbon really is German-American, according to a fascinating 1872 article, written only 51 years after bourbon's name first appears in print:

http://www.beeretseq.com/genealogy-of-bourbon-whisky/

Maybe.

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Re: Very Early (1872) Academic Piece on Bourbon History

Unread postby fricky » Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:18 am

Very interesting Gary. Thank you for posting. Bourbon history is fascinating.
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Re: Very Early (1872) Academic Piece on Bourbon History

Unread postby gillmang » Sun Jul 10, 2016 1:53 pm

Thanks Doug, good to hear from you. Hope you and Joe are well.

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Re: Very Early (1872) Academic Piece on Bourbon History

Unread postby Squire » Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:37 pm

Very good article Gary, thanks for posting.
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Re: Very Early (1872) Academic Piece on Bourbon History

Unread postby gillmang » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:42 am

Thanks Squire, I have another coming in a moment.

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