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Buffalo, Barrels, and Bourbon The Story of How Buffalo Trace Distillery Became The World's Most Awarded Distillery

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Buffalo, Barrels, and Bourbon

The Story of How Buffalo Trace Distillery Became The World's Most Awarded Distillery

F. Paul Pacult

Business & Economics / Entrepreneurship

Learn about one of the most impactful distilleries in American history in this comprehensive tale 

Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon tells the fascinating tale of the Buffalo Trace Distillery, from the time of the earliest explorations of Kentucky to the present day. Author and award-winning spirits expert F. Paul Pacult takes readers on a journey through history that covers the American Revolutionary War, U.S Civil War, two World Wars, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.  

Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon covers the pedigree and provenance of the Buffalo Trace Distillery:  

  • The larger-than-life personalities that over a century and a half made Buffalo Trace Distillery what it is today 
  • Detailed accounts on how many of the distillery’s award-winning and world-famous brands were created 
  • The impact of world events, including multiple depressions, weather-related events, and major conflicts, on the distillery 


Belonging on the shelf of anyone with an interest in American spirits and history, Buffalo, Barrels, & Bourbon is a compelling must-read.  

F. PAUL PACULT has been hailed in Imbibe magazine as “an all-knowing spirituous oracle, a J.D. Powers of liquor” and by Forbes.com as “America’s foremost spirits authority.” He is an award-winning educator and journalist, as well as the author of seven books, including American Still Life, A Double Scotch, and The New Kindred Spirits. For twenty-eight years, he was the editor of the widely acknowledged “bible” of spirits reviews, F. Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal. He is a Life Member of both the Bourbon Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Distillers Association’s Order of the Writ.


Publication Date: 11 February 2025
Publisher: Wiley
Imprint: Wiley
ISBN-13: 9781394321650
Format: Paperback / softback
Page Count: 240
Weight (oz): 10.4

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