Brian Haara
Bourbon. Law. Author.
Tag: T.W. Samuels
The Samuels House—Spend a Night at the (Bourbon) Museum.
A trip to Kentucky to visit Maker’s Mark and other distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® just got even more enticing with your chance to live inside Kentucky bourbon history dating back to 1820. When it comes to heritage and longevity, the Samuels family… Continue Reading “The Samuels House—Spend a Night at the (Bourbon) Museum.”
Sipp’n Corn Photo Journal: T.W. Samuels Distillery
There’s something about Deatsville. Some of my favorite Heaven Hill single barrels have matured in Deatsville; it’s home of the historic, long-ago-shuttered T.W. Samuels Distillery; it has great bourbon lawsuit stories like the battle between Samuels and the railroad (check it out here: Bourbon… Continue Reading “Sipp’n Corn Photo Journal: T.W. Samuels Distillery”
Bourbon takes on the L&N Railroad—two titans of the late 1800’s, a fire-breathing locomotive, and bourbon set ablaze…
Not many industries could compete with railroad companies after the Civil War through the early 1900’s. Railroads had reputations for using their power to price-gouge farmers, for otherwise being ruthless and greedy, and for having a wanton disregard for public safety. The public started… Continue Reading “Bourbon takes on the L&N Railroad—two titans of the late 1800’s, a fire-breathing locomotive, and bourbon set ablaze…”
Kentucky Bourbon Affair – A True Bourbon Fantasy Camp.
As the 2017 Kentucky Bourbon Affair (June 6-11) draws near, I was reminiscing with friends about last year’s event, where I started by going in-depth at Four Roses, tried pre-prohibition T.W. Samuels the following evening, and wrapped up the next day by shooting skeet… Continue Reading “Kentucky Bourbon Affair – A True Bourbon Fantasy Camp.”
Country Distillers v. Samuels – the rise of Maker’s Mark.
Maker’s Mark declared September 14, 2013 “Ambassador Day.” The Ambassador program, of course, is the ingenious rewards/loyalty program of Maker’s Mark. (Disclaimer: I’ve been an Ambassador since 2005.) Was September 14 just a date picked out of thin air, or did it have some… Continue Reading “Country Distillers v. Samuels – the rise of Maker’s Mark.”
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