-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Bourbon. Law. Author.
There’s a rule in the law that when you ask for an injunction, you can’t have been a bad guy too. In 1893 when James E. Pepper tried to protect his “Old Pepper” brand, he learned this rule the hard way. The events described… Continue Reading “James E. Pepper’s Fraud Previews The Taft Decision.”
Waterfill & Frazier is best known as the bourbon brand that fled to Juarez, Mexico under the leadership of Whiskey Woman Mary Dowling (1859-1930), and which while in Mexico, produced whiskey that made its way back into the States still labeled as “bourbon.” Mary… Continue Reading “Frazier v. Dowling – The Pre-Prohibition Fight Over Waterfill & Frazier.”
Bourbon distillers have proven themselves to be a competitive bunch, and taking advantage of another’s name recognition is probably as old as commercial distilling itself. Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr., George T. Stagg, James E. Pepper, Country Distillers, Maker’s Mark and countless others have… Continue Reading “Bird Fight – Wild Turkey vs. Old Crow.”
It’s finally warm in Louisville and Derby fever is about to strike again in Kentucky and beyond. So in celebration of the upcoming 140thrunning of the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2014, I found yet another example of how bourbon history and American law… Continue Reading “Churchill Downs Distilling Co. v. Churchill Downs, Inc. – Bourbon and The Kentucky Derby Collide.”
The Bottled-In-Bond Act was passed this week in 1897. But now, nearly 120 years later, is “Bottled in Bond” just an archaic designation? Does it ensure that your bourbon is better than without the designation? Why doesn’t every 100-proof bourbon carry this designation? All… Continue Reading ““Bottled in Bond” – Bourbon Propels Early Consumer Protection Law.”
Brian Haara 