As we find ourselves in the tail-end of #bourbonheritagemonth, one more post on a piece of bourbon history from Amanda Schuster…

September is Bourbon Heritage Month, celebrating the 1964 act of congress that recognizes the category as a “distinctive American product” and the 2007 bill from Kentucky senator Jim Bunning to celebrate our “Native Spirit” all throughout that month. In 2015, bourbon is more popular than ever, not only in America, but the world over. However, up until the last couple of decades, bourbon seemed to be on life support.

All spirits suffered during Prohibition between 1919…