Buffalo, Barrels, and Bourbon: The Story of How Buffalo Trace Distillery Became the World's Most Awarded Distillery

Learn about one of the most impactful distilleries in American history in this comprehensive tale

Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon tells the fascinating tale of the Buffalo Trace Distillery, from the time of the earliest explorations of Kentucky to the present day. Author and award-winning spirits expert F. Paul Pacult takes readers on a journey through history that covers the American Revolutionary War, U.S Civil War, two World Wars, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.

Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon covers the pedigree and provenance of the Buffalo Trace Distillery:

• The larger-than-life personalities that over a century and a half made Buffalo Trace Distillery what it is today
• Detailed accounts on how many of the distillery's award-winning and world-famous brands were created
• The impact of world events, including multiple depressions, weather-related events, and major conflicts, on the distillery

Belonging on the shelf of anyone with an interest in American spirits and history, Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon is a compelling must-read.

Author: F. Paul Pacult
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 02/11/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.87h x 6.12w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9781394321650
ISBN10: 1394321651
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Business
- Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship

About the Author

F. PAUL PACULT has been hailed in Imbibe magazine as "an all-knowing spirituous oracle, a J.D. Powers of liquor" and by Forbes.com as "America's foremost spirits authority." He is an award-winning educator and journalist, as well as the author of seven books, including American Still Life, A Double Scotch, and The New Kindred Spirits. For twenty-eight years, he was the editor of the widely acknowledged "bible" of spirits reviews, F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal. He is a Life Member of both the Bourbon Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Distillers Association's Order of the Writ.