Born in Kentucky: The Origins of Bourbon:

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July 28, 2025 • 20 mins

Born in Kentucky: The Origins of Bourbon: Professor Thatch traces bourbon's birth in Kentucky's unique geological and cultural landscape, where Scottish and Irish settlers adapted their whiskey-making traditions to American corn and limestone-filtered water. The episode explores how early pioneers like Jacob Spears, Reverend Elijah Craig, and Evan Williams transformed frontier necessity into distinctive American spirit, while Kentucky's climate and geography created natural aging conditions impossible to replicate elsewhere. From the Whiskey Rebellion's political implications to the development of corn-heavy mash bills, this episode reveals how bourbon emerged as an authentically American innovation.

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