Bourbon: The Drink that Made America | The Foundations of Freedom Ep.7

We have been waiting a long time for this one! We are excited to bring our Bourbon Podcast!

Aiden, Jake and Tom discuss, What Bourbon is, Where and how it is made and the important role it has played in American history.

Grab your favorite drink, sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

Outline:
2:20The drink of America: Bourbon and Whiskey
5:10 Bourbon is coming back
8:45 Bourbon terminology
13:00 Only made in the U.S. of A.
14:45 Where the name “bourbon” came from
18:30 The uses of Bourbon in early America
20:15 Washington as the first major distiller
23:45 The bourbon trade route
29:00 The whiskey tax
30:00 The Whiskey Rebellion
34:00 The Barrel Role
38:15 Amazing of how much bourbon financed
41:00 How whiskey was used in the Civil War
44:00 Bottled in Bond
46:00 Prohibition
53:00 Distilleries flip for the markets
55:30: The hardships that bourbon went through
57:00 Bourbon gets pushed to the backburner
59:00 Good guys drink bourbon
1:00:00 The split and the American drink is coming back – bold style
1:08:00 The dedication to your passion
1:11:00 How has the tolerance of Americans changed in history?
1:17:00 1300 craft distilleries making bourbon in America now
1:18:15 The promo launch for the Whiskey Launch
1:22:00 Distilleries near by
1:23:30 The toast to bourbon

Resources
Straight up: American Bourbon
⁠⁠https://youtu.be/i7wXeL5SgTw⁠⁠
Neat:
On Hulu
⁠⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7109844/⁠⁠