If you were going to KY, what would you "have" to buy?

[cowdery]

I'd buy a 12 pack of Ale-8-one, and a Hot Brown. Then, probably a bottle of Ezra Brooks.:cool:

[bwh1927]

Hi,

I am from Daviess County, Kentucky. Here is a brief answer to your question:

1. You must take at least one of the bourbon tours. There is the Jim Beam tour in Clermont, the Heaven Hill Tour in Bardstown, and the Maker's Mark tour at Star Hill Farms. Either of these tours will be about a one hour drive from Georgetown.

2. There are two brands of Bourbon that you might want to purchase: JIM BEAM 7 Year Old.....to commerate University of Kentucky's 7 NCAA Basketball Titles. and REBEL YELL, a wheated bourbon that is not sold north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Hope this infomation is helpful:

[bwh1927]

This is Daviess County.....forgot to mention that Jim Beam 7year old is sold exclusively in Kentucky

[Josh]

Hi,

I am from Daviess County, Kentucky. Here is a brief answer to your question:

1. You must take at least one of the bourbon tours. There is the Jim Beam tour in Clermont, the Heaven Hill Tour in Bardstown, and the Maker's Mark tour at Star Hill Farms. Either of these tours will be about a one hour drive from Georgetown.

2. There are two brands of Bourbon that you might want to purchase: JIM BEAM 7 Year Old.....to commerate University of Kentucky's 7 NCAA Basketball Titles. and REBEL YELL, a wheated bourbon that is not sold north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Hope this infomation is helpful:

Not to be picky, but a slight correction, Rebel Yell & Rebel Reserve are both available in Michigan, among many other Nothern states.

[silverfish]

Not to be picky, but a slight correction, Rebel Yell & Rebel Reserve are both available in Michigan, among many other Northern states.

Yes, I can find Rebel Yell in NY.

[Halifax]

This is Daviess County.....forgot to mention that Jim Beam 7year old is sold exclusively in Kentucky

They sale JB 7 here in NC.

[bwh1927]

Sorry........The Rebel Yell brand was sold a few years ago to an outfit in Missouri. It was speculated that he would sell it in the North....I did not realize that had happened yet.........I accept my being educated..........

[ebo]

Yes, I can find Rebel Yell in NY.

[cowdery]

Rebel Yell has not been exclusively Southern for more than 20 years. In the early 1990s, the company that is now Diageo tried to turn it into a worldwide brand, though without success. In 1999 it was sold to the company that is now Luxco in St. Louis. The whiskey itself is made in Louisville by Heaven Hill.

[sgtgto]

Rebel Yell has not been exclusively Southern for more than 20 years. In the early 1990s, the company that is now Diageo tried to turn it into a worldwide brand, though without success. In 1999 it was sold to the company that is now Luxco in St. Louis. The whiskey itself is made in Louisville by Heaven Hill.

I have some late '80s bottles that say "Especially for the Deep South".

[cowdery]

I have some late '80s bottles that say "Especially for the Deep South".

Which is revealing, because there is a difference between "especially" and "exclusively."

My guess would be that as long as the Van Winkles owned Stitzel-Weller, which is until 1972, they only distributed it in the South. The subsequent owners were less particular, but the suggestion that it was a "Southern thing" was probably good marketing.

[Josh]

I have some late '80s bottles that say "Especially for the Deep South".

My guess would be that as long as the Van Winkles owned Stitzel-Weller, which is until 1972, they only distributed it in the South. The subsequent owners were less particular, but the suggestion that it was a "Southern thing" was probably good marketing.

It's always struck me as funny that Rebel Yell "especially for the deep south" has always been made in Louisville. It seems to be similar to the salsa made in "NEW YORK CITY?!"

[cowdery]

It's always struck me as funny that Rebel Yell "especially for the deep south" has always been made in Louisville. It seems to be similar to the salsa made in "NEW YORK CITY?!"

Yes and no. While Kentucky and Tennessee were officially neutral during the War of Northern Aggression (as I was taught to call it when I lived in Kentucky), and Louisville was always in Northern hands, Louisville has also long styled itself as "the gateway to the South." Many Kentuckians favored the South and many enlisted and fought on the Southern side, including the sons of William L. Weller and many other whiskey-makers.

Here, from the time line compiled by Mike Veach, is how Rebel Yell began in 1936.

Rebel Yell was created to personify the South by Charles 'Charlie' Farnsley, a nephew of Alex T Farnsley, a Stitzel-Weller executive. It was originally sold on a limited, personally controlled distribution. Charlie went on to become Mayor of Louisville and a Kentucky Congressman.

[Dr. François]

Back to the original point...

Buy everything that is BIB. To my knowledge, we only have six widely-available 100 proof bourbons in Michigan: FR1B, Henry McKenna, OGDBIB, RHF, Knob Creek, and Old Forrester Signature. Only one carries the BIB designation (OGD).

JTS Brown BIB is wonderful. You really can't go wrong with 100 proof.

[craigthom]

It's always struck me as funny that Rebel Yell "especially for the deep south" has always been made in Louisville. It seems to be similar to the salsa made in "NEW YORK CITY?!"

It's often said that Kentucky seceded from the Union in 1865.

[Enabler]

Not what the scorecard says.