📘BOURBON 3a: Did a Congressman Reveal the Inventor of Bourbon Whiskey?

In 1935, a Kentucky congressman interrupted a government expert during a hearing on Capitol Hill to correct what he believed was a serious mistake about Bourbon's history. He confidently named the man responsible for making America's first Bourbon whiskey. But how much did he really know?

In this chapter, we'll travel back to the distilleries, farms, and gristmills of 1780s Bourbon County, examining the people who made whiskey before the industry had recognizable brands or even familiar definitions. Along the way, we'll encounter an unlikely collection of early distilling candidates, the realities of frontier whiskey production, and a question that may matter more than who came first.

This is Chapter 3a of The Lost History of Bourbon, presented as a reading from an early manuscript draft. Unlike regular Whiskey Lore Stories episodes, these chapters are presented without music or sound effects. The manuscript is a work in progress, and some details may change.

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