Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi Glossary xv 1 "This River Runes North West and out of Ye Westerly Side ." 1 Sidebar: The Unforgivable Extermination of Tatanka 12 2 "This Map of Kentucke: Drawn from Actual Observations ." 15 3 ". As Crooked as a Dog's Hind Leg ." 29 4 ". 10,530 bls. Flour; 1374 Whiskey; 1984 Beef and Pork ." 35 Sidebar: The Kentucky River's Natural Wonders 41 5 ".

The Machinery Is of the Best . for Making Copper Distilled Whisky." 43 Sidebar: Kentucky Whiskey Production: Grain 49 6 ". Bourbon Production . Was at Best Crude and Unreliable ." 51 7 ". That in Consideration of Five Hundred Dollars ." 61 8 "Rev.

Dr. McLeod Thanks God for Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey" 69 9 "The Most Valuable Assistance That We Got in St. Louis ." 75 10 ". An Early Nineteenth Century Residence Situated in the Middle of an Expansive Lawn ." 83 11 ". Raised the Daily Production from 400 to 600 Barrels ." 95 12 "Despite Many Salacious Rumors, He Is Mostly Remembered As .

" 103 13 "Show Up Next Monday Morning ." 115 Sidebar: The Indelible Impact of American Whiskey's Greatest Generation 127 14 Sazerac: The New Orleans Company and the Fabled Cocktail 131 Sidebar: The Sazerac Cocktail and Resurrection of Sazerac House 140 15 "Experimentation Is in Our DNA ." 143 16 "Resistance Is Futile" 153 Sidebar: Freddie Johnson's Promise 167 17 ". Projecting Forecasts in 2020 for the Next 100, 120 Years ." 169 Appendix 181 Timeline 185 Notes 189 Bibliography 199 About the Author 203 Index 205.