While there’s no definitive date of when Bourbon first began being distilled, historians agree that it started in the 18th century as Scottish and Irish immigrants settled in the New World and brought with them their distilling arts and equipment. Since corn was abundant in America, that was the main grain of choice when it came to making whiskey. It took until 1964 for the U.S. Congress to officially...
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