Distillers, Marketers and Brands:

• Anchor Distilling. Maker's of Old Potrero 100% rye malt whiskey.
• A. Smith Bowman, makers of Virginia Gentleman Bourbon.
• Barton Brands. A division of Constellation Brands. Barton makes Very Old Barton, Ten High and Ridgemont Reserve 1792.
• Blanton's. A super-premium Buffalo Trace product.
• Buffalo Trace. A division of The Sazerac Company. Buffalo Trace makes many bourbons but this site is about their namesake brand and about the distillery itself.
• Bulleit Bourbon, a Diageo. product.
• Jim Beam. A product of Beam Global Spirits and Wine, which is a division of Fortune Brands.
• CMDK (Charles Medley Distillers Kentucky).A contract distiller, formerly home of Medley Brothers Distillery. Will distill and age Kentucky bourbon whiskey, They are owned by Angostura Ltd.
• Evan Williams. A Heaven Hill product.
• Ezra Brooks. A product of Luxco.
• Fighting Cock Bourbon. A Heaven Hill product.
• Four Roses Bourbon. A Kirin product.
• Great Bourbon. A web site dedicated to all of the American whiskies made by Buffalo Trace, including Old Charter, W.L. Weller, Ancient Age, Eagle Rare and others.
• Heaven Hill. Makers of Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, Old Fitzgerald, Henry McKenna and other fine American whiskies.
• Heaven Hill's Bardstown Bourbon Society.
• Heaven Hill, New Zealand.
• Jack Daniel's. A Brown-Forman product.
• Knob Creek, a product of Beam Global Spirits and Wine, which is a division of Fortune Brands.
• George Dickel. A Diageo product.
• Early Times. A Brown-Forman product.
• Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Ltd..A bottler, whiskey broker and marketer of such brands as Old Bardstown, Johnny Drum, Noah's Mill, Pure Kentucky, Rowan's Creek and others.
• LDI (Lawrenceburg Distillers Indiana).A contract distiller and bottler, formerly owned by Seagram's. They distill neutral spirits and gin, distill and age whiskey, and also do contract bottling. They are owned by Angostura Ltd.
• Maker's Mark, a product of Beam Global Spirits and Wine, which is a division of Fortune Brands.
• McCormick.
• McLain and Kyne.
Marketer of Jefferson's Reserve and Sam Houston.
• Old Forester. A Brown-Forman product.
• Old Rip Van Winkle. Now part of Buffalo Trace. Marketers of the Old Rip Van Winkle, Van Winkle Family Reserve and Pappy Van Winkle lines.
• Rebel Yell. A product of Luxco (formerly David Sherman Corporation).
• Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, a pioneering micro-distillery in Denver, Colorado, whose product is widely distributed.
• Wathen's.
• Wild Turkey. A Pernod-Ricard product.
• Woodford Reserve A Brown-Forman product.

Cooperages and Still Makers:

NOTE: You must have a license from the federal government to distill alcohol in the United States. Doing it without a license is a serious crime. Seriously.

• Independent Stave Company. One of two primary barrel manufacturers supplying the bourbon industry.
• Blue Grass Cooperage. This is the other one. It is owned by Brown-Forman.
• Vendome Copper and Brass Works. If you want to make an American Straight Whiskey, this is pretty much the only name you need to know. Their stills and other vessels are everywhere. For information about other still makers, check the "resources" section of the American Distilling Institute site.
• Mile Hi Distilling. This is a welder in Colorado who makes and sells stills and everything needed to run them on the internet. The website itself is a hoot, especially when "Brandi" is involved. The proprietor writes everything in the first person but nowhere uses his name, which probably is smart, since he also fails to mention that making spirits without a license is illegal.
• Home Distillation of Alcohol, by Tony Ackland. Tony lives in Australia, which is close to New Zealand, that rare enlightened corner of the globe where home distillation of alcohol is legal. It is a big, sprawling site with lots of information. Although he doesn't sell stills, I put this link here because I thought this was where people would look for it. He does provide links to people who sell stills and other, related equipment.
• Kentucky Barrels is a company in Danville, Kentucky, that sells used bourbon barrels and other barrel-related products.

Trade Associations and Government Agencies:

• Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). The national distilled spirits industry trade organization.
• Kentucky Distillers Association. Good information about bourbon, with links to most distillery sites.
• National Alcohol Beverage Control Association. NABCA is a trade association representing 19 jurisdictions known as the "control states" which not only regulate alcohol beverage distribution within their respective borders, but also sell these products at the wholesale and, in many cases, retail level.
• ATF Online. The official site of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which is part of the U.S. Justice Department. Their mission is to "enforce the federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives and arson."
• TTB Online. The official site of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, which is part of the Treasury Department. Their mission is "to collect taxes owed, and to ensure that alcohol beverages are produced, labeled, advertised and marketed in accordance with Federal law."
• The American Distilling Institute is "the collective voice of the new generation of progressive beverage, medical, and aromatic distillers, and is dedicated to the mission of disseminating professional information on the distilling process."
• The International Center for Alcohol Policies has as its stated mission to "help reduce the abuse of alcohol worldwide and promote understanding of the role of alcohol in society" and "encourage dialogue and pursue partnerships involving the beverage alcohol industry, the public health community and others interested in alcohol policy."
• Scotch Whisky Association. The Scotch Whisky Association’s members are distillers, blenders, brand owners, brokers and those engaged in the wholesale and export trade in Scotch Whisky. Currently membership represents over 95% of the Scotch Whisky market. The Scotch Whisky Association was formed to deal with the many issues which confront the industry as a whole, and to represent its collective interests in the public arena, both at home and overseas.

Enthusiast Resources:

• Straight Bourbon. A site dedicated to American whiskey, it has editorial features, including some articles by me, but mostly it is about the discussion forums. I often can be found there.
• BourbonEnthusiast.com. Forums for the discussion of bourbon, other American whiskey and related topics. I check in here too. Also includes a database of product reviews written by members.
• Kentucky Connect Bourbon Tour. Take a video (Real Player) tour of the Woodford Reserve Distillery.
• Alternative Whiskey Association (AWA). A web site put together by a group of enthusiasts in Denmark. Not to be missed is their links page.
• Kentucky Bourbon Festival. Official web site for this festival held each September in Bardstown, KY.
• Kentucky Travel Guide. For distilleries check Louisville (Jefferson Co.), Bardstown (Nelson Co.), Frankfort (Franklin Co.) and Lawrenceburg (Anderson Co.)
• Michter's Distillery. The site is misleading because it suggests that the distillery is still operating when, in fact, it has been closed for close to 20 years and there is not much left at the site. Still, the rest of the information is good.
• Whiskey Portal. An all-things-whiskey site from Denmark.
• Heartland of Kentucky. A store in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, that specializes in decanters, steins and related collectibles.
• Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors. The name pretty much says it all.
• Pre-Pro.com is a web site dedicated to pre-prohibition shot glasses in all their glory. Although the point is shot glasses, this extensive site is also good if you are looking for general historical information about a particular whiskey company or brand.
• NoBullBar.com is a blog-ish site put up by Diageo as a counterpoint to neo-prohibitionist activism. It discusses alcohol-related issues such as underage drinking.

Print Publications and E-Zines:

• Adams Beverage Group. The information source for the beverage alcohol industry.
• Alcohol Reviews. A monthly e-zine for all things alcohol.
• Ardent Spirits. This site is operated by Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin Regan, authors of many books and articles about bourbon and other spirits subjects, including The Book of Bourbon and Other Fine American Whiskeys..
• F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal. The web site for the print publication of the same name. It is a quarterly journal in which he rates various spirits, wine and beer products. He is a widely-known and highly-regarded taster and writer.
• Whiskeypages.com, the web site for Malt Advocate Magazine, which provides excellent coverage of both whiskey and beer, and probably more bourbon coverage than any other publication (except The Bourbon Country Reader,of course).
• Acats Internet Bar Pages. A resource about bars and booze from Sweden (in English).
• HotWired Cocktail. Recipes and more.
• Stained Apron. A fun site where waitstaff can vent their frustrations.
• WHISKY Magazine Online. The web site for WHISKY Magazine, which is published in the UK and, consequently, scotch-heavy but with some coverage of North American whiskies too. I am their American correspondent.

Miscellaneous:

• The Shawhan Family Geneology Page. A family with bourbon in their veins.
• John and Linda Lipman's Adventures in Bourbon Country. John and Linda are bourbon fans who live near Cincinnati and have visited most, if not all, of the distilleries in Kentucky and Tennessee. They have documented their journeys and their extensive bourbon collection on this web site.
• LeNells Ltd. LeNells is a cool liquor store in Brooklyn, New York, that is run by a cool lady named LeNell. She has an exceptional American Whiskey selection.
• Old Town Wine & Spirits. A store in Louisville, Kentucky, that makes it a point to carry every American whiskey they can get which, in Kentucky, is almost all of them. They have much more than what is listed on their web site.
• A Taste of Kentucky. The place to buy Kentucky stuff, some of which has something to do with bourbon.
• The Kentucky Colonels Home Page. Nothing about bourbon, but as Kentucky as you can get.
• The Abbey of Gethsemani. The Trappist Monks at the Gethsemani Monastery near Bardstown, Kentucky, make and sell a delicious assortment of bourbon fudge, bourbon fruitcake, smoked and aged cheeses, coffee (from their branch in Venezuela), and CDs of the monks singing and wailing on the pipe organ. Established in 1848, Gethsemani is a big part of the Nelson County gestalt.
• Meacham Hams, in Sturgis, in Western Kentucky, is a great source for lots of different Kentucky specialty food, but most of all for ham, bacon and other delicious pork products.(Since 1932.)
• Rebecca Ruth Candies. Another source for authentic Kentucky gifts, including the original chocolate and bourbon treat, the bourbon ball.
• Archaeology Magazine's Interactive Dig of George Washington's Distillery. From 1797 until Washington's death in 1799, rye whiskey was made commercially at his Mt. Vernon estate. The site is currently being studied and restored with help from the distilled spirits industry.
• The Museum of the American Cocktail. A global network of the most passionate and talented bartenders, collectors, historians, and writers on the subject of drink have come together to create the world's first museum devoted to the American Cocktail, in New Orleans, of course.
• Michael Masters has dubbed himself "The Host of Kentucky." Through a variety of enterprises, he provides information and products related to Kentucky's unique brand of hospitality. At the moment, his main venture seems to be the Chapeze House, a historic home in the center of Bardstown, Kentucky. He likes to be called "Colonel." I kid, because his self-styled image can be a bit over the top, but he does get it right 99% of the time.

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