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Bourbon's Backroads - A Journey through Kentucky's Distilling Landscape (Hardcover)
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Bourbon's Backroads - A Journey through Kentucky's Distilling Landscape (Hardcover)
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With more than fifty distilleries in the state, bourbon is as
synonymous with Kentucky as horses and basketball. As one of the
commonwealth's signature industries, bourbon distilling has
influenced the landscape and heritage of the region for more than
two centuries. Blending several topics -- tax revenue, railroads,
the mechanics of brewing, geography, landscapes, and architecture
-- this primer and geographical guide presents a detailed history
of the development of Kentucky's distilling industry.
Nineteenth-century distilling changed from an artisanal craft
practiced by farmers and millers to a large-scale mechanized
industry that practiced increasingly refined production techniques.
Distillers often operated at comparatively remote sites -- the
"backroads" -- to take advantage of water sources or transport
access. Some distillers adopted mechanization and the steam engine,
forgoing water power -- a change that permitted geographical
relocation of distilleries away from traditional sites along creeks
or at large springs to urban or rural rail-side sites. Based on
extensive archival research that includes private paper
collections, newspapers, and period documents, this work places the
distilling process in its environmental, geographical, and
historical context. Bourbon's Backroads reveals the places where
bourbon's heritage was made -- from old and new distilleries,
storage warehouses, railroad yards, and factories where copper
fermenting vessels are made -- and why the industry continues to
thrive.
General
Imprint: |
The University Press of Kentucky
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2019 |
Authors: |
Karl Raitz
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8131-7842-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
0-8131-7842-8 |
Barcode: |
9780813178424 |
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