Editorial
The Bourbon Belt
Marcus Webb·September 10, 2024A road trip through the distilleries redefining American whiskey, one barrel at a time.
The Bourbon Trail is a marketing invention. The real trail has no signs. It runs through hollow roads in Nelson County, past family farms that have been making whiskey since before Kentucky was a state, through towns where the air itself smells of fermenting grain.
Every great bourbon starts with a decision about water.
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We drove 1,200 miles in five days. We visited eleven distilleries, drank from forty-three barrels, and came home with a single conviction: the future of American whiskey is being written by people who have never been on a press trip.
Written by
Marcus Webb
Marcus has spent a decade chasing the perfect pour across 40 states. Former bar director at The Monarch, Houston.
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