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/⁠