"There was once a Tennessee whiskey that dwarfed Jack Daniel's, and a powerful man behind it: V.E. "Manny" Shwab. Until now, virtually nothing has been written about either. Their story is one of a Jewish Alsatian immigrant's dream of finding community and prosperity in the New world; of...

Production of Scotch single malt whisky requires at least 3 years of storage time. The majority of whiskies are stored for about 10-18 years, several sorts are matured for even up to 70 years. This can be justified by the common opinion that older whisky is 'better'. This paper gives a...

Welcome to Bardstown, KY: The Bourbon Capital of the World® Bourbon's popularity is now a global phenomenon, but you need only look at Bardstown, Kentucky, to see its remarkable and evolving impacts. This historic city of 13,500 people is booming as a result, but it's also enduring growing...

This paper uses cross-state and cross-regional time series to estimate the effect of the variation in shares of alcohol beverage types on traffic fatalities in young people, with particular emphasis on consumption of beer versus spirits, or "hard liquor". Depending on the specification,...

The promise of place -- From the fields to your glass -- Whose rules rule? : creating and defining tequila quality -- The heart of the agave : farming in tequila country -- Making mezcal in the shadow of the denomination of origin -- Hipsters, hope, and the future of artisanal mezcal -- Looking...

Cereal food production and use show substantial heterogeneity across Europe. For a category central in most EU diets, cereal food quality perception is nevertheless surprisingly understudied. With this in mind, 357 Danish, Lithuanian, and Portuguese citizens were interviewed about the importance...