Hermitage Distillery

ID: 1901

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This nineteenth century lithograph shows Hermitage Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

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Bourbon Whiskey

By Tim Talbott

Historical Marker #2295 in Paris notes the influence of bourbon whiskey on Kentucky's history. Whiskey has been distilled in Kentucky since before it was a state. The first white men to settle in the area were from Virginia, Pennsylvania,…