“When my grandfather came here, this warehouse was full of whiskey.  When he left, it was still full of whiskey.  When my father came here, this warehouse was full of whiskey.  When he left, it was still full of whiskey.  When I came here, this warehouse was full of whiskey.  And when I leave, this warehouse will still be full of whiskey.”

Freddie Johnson tells this to a small tour group from all over the country.  Johnson is the third generation of his family to work at Buffalo Trace, where the motto is “Honor Tradition, Embrace Change.”  The Whiskey…