Rob Samuels, COO of Maker’s Mark, discusses family hospitality and connecting with customers. This interview is from the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. Watch the full interview: http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/27844.
Thomas Ripy, great-grandson of the Tyrone, KY, distiller T. B. Ripy, discusses the families that stayed in the business after Prohibition was repealed. This interview is from the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. Watch the full interview: http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/27888.
John Boswell, former President of Independent Stave Company, names his greatest accomplishment as building a chapel in Salem, Missouri, for his employees. This interview is from the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. Watch the full interview: http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/28010.
Max Shapira, President of Heaven Hill, discusses the advantages of a family-owned business. This interview is from the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. Watch the full interview: http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/27845.
Brad and John Boswell, President and former President of Independent Stave Company, discuss the enthusiasm of Brad’s teenage son for the business, and they reflect that the business has been in the family for a whole century. This interview is from the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. Watch the full interview: http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/28008.
Baker Beam, former distiller at Jim Beam, offers advice to the rising generation on how to survive in the modernized industry. This interview is from the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. Watch the full interview: http://kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/27828.
Jimmy Russell, Master Distiller at Wild Turkey Distillery, discusses the history of the distillery: its early changes in ownership, how annual turkey hunts led to its present name, and the success of the Wild Turkey brand. This interview is from the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. Watch the full interview: http://kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/27814.
Joseph Magliocco, President of Michter’s Distillery, discusses the benefits of the Bourbon Trail and tourism in general to the industry and to the country. This interview is from the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. Watch the full interview: http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/28011.
Chris Morris, Master Distiller at Brown-Forman, discusses his favorite ways to drink bourbon and explains that the best way to drink bourbon is whatever way you like best. This interview is from the Kentucky Bourbon Tales Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries. Watch the full interview: http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/interviews/27842.
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