American whiskey is now sold in more than 100 countries.

According to police reports, six armed men stole $ 100, 000 worth of " medicinal " whiskey from two freight train cars.

He was court-martialed and received a 100 lashes for stealing whiskey from the official supply when supposedly guarding it.

700 gallons of " mountain whiskey " were destroyed, and three men arrested.

Legend has it that California is named after California Wilson who offered two gallons of whiskey to some men if the town would be named after him.

At least 13 distilleries in the area produced and out put of 1, 200 to 1, 500 gallons of whiskey a day.

It was built by Rodney Shaw, afterwards a well known citizen of Mansfield, PA. At the raising there was used one and one-half gallons of whiskey, bought of H. Freeborn, of Shaver ’ s Point — now Lawrenceville — for fifty cents.

By 1850, John Chandler's distillery was producing 6, 000 gallons of whiskey per year.

The fort commander gave him one, along with five and one-half gallons of whiskey.

Castlerea developed under the Sandfords, and they established a distillery ( at its height producing more than 20, 000 of gallons of whiskey annually ), a brewery and a tannery.

On May 9, 2000, a seven-story warehouse in Anderson County, Kentucky was destroyed in a fire, spilling the contents of thousands of gallons of the company's whiskey aging barrels into the Kentucky River.

* Guglielmo Marconi ( wireless radio-lived in Montrose House, a family home of his mother's family the Jamesons of whiskey fame, now on the grounds of the national broadcaster RTÉ )

Frankfort is home to several major distilleries of Kentucky Bourbon whiskey, including Buffalo Trace Distillery ( formerly Ancient Age ).

One morning Tim was rather fullHis head felt heavy which made him shakeHe fell off the ladder and he broke his skullAnd they carried him home, his corpse to wakeRolled him up in a nice, clean sheet laid him out upon the bedWith a bottle of whiskey at his feetAnd a barrel of porter at his head

The first home was that of Aaron Wood, who also ran a small store that supplied groceries, beer and whiskey.

Marion County is the home of Maker ’ s Mark Distillery, a small batch bourbon whiskey that is distilled in Loretto, Marion County, Kentucky by Beam Inc.

Weston is the home of McCormick Distilling Company, producers of a large number of liquors, it was founded in 1856, and is the oldest whiskey distillery west of the Mississippi River and the oldest continuously operated distillery in the United States.

Having taken this bold and honorable course, he quietly awaited the result which was simply that nothing was found against him and he was not molested in person but some cavalrymen belonging to the army that came out to quell the insurrection visited his home and did considerable damage, nearly demolishing his distillery, knocking in the heads of liquor casks and spilling a vast amount of whiskey.

One account holds that a James Wilson, who lived in the then-unnamed city, offered free whiskey to everyone who would vote for naming it after his home town of Springfield, Massachusetts.

When the rafters were all in place, one of the workers, a former sailor, climbed to the top of the structure, removed a flask of whiskey from his pocket and christened the home, " Mogadore ".

His segment of the film was shot at his run-down trailer home in Austin, Texas, where Van Zandt is shown drinking straight whiskey during the middle of the day, shooting and playing with guns, and performing the songs " Waitin ' Around to Die " and " Pancho & Lefty.

Fifteen years later, when the British government placed a stiff tax on alcoholic beverages and when the constabulary clamped down on home distilled Irish whiskey, Kelly's discovery was recalled and exploited to the hilt.

Other towns in the area include Bushmills ( home to the world's oldest licensed distillery which has produced the famous Irish whiskey " Bushmills " since 1608 ), Ballintoy, Armoy, Cushendall, Cushendun and Waterfoot.

Ygnacio Machado owned Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela only briefly, trading it in 1844 for a keg of whiskey and a small home in the Pueblo de Los Angeles.

The Jesuit priest was appalled at the violence and desperation that overtook the Potawatomi in their new home, in large part due to the whiskey trade.

Despite being the location of a major operational distillery of whiskey, Jack Daniel's home county of Moore County, Tennessee is a dry county so the product is not available at stores or restaurants within the county, although the distillery does sell commemorative bottles of whiskey.

Tintin's home is located in New York, Captain Haddock does not have a penchant for whiskey, and is seen drinking coffee, Professor Calculus no longer has hearing problems, the Thom ( p ) sons ' moustaches are identical, and Snowy has a red collar in some adaptations.

When he was home, the hot tempered Jim, whose tirades were often fuelled by whiskey and beer, had boys fearing and resenting him.

Police were told he was last seen driving off into the distance on his motorbike, having consumed an entire bottle of whiskey before embarking on his journey home.

" Lomax added that " hey also wanted to brew up a little whiskey and subsist on the bass, catfish and perch they hauled from the Neches and Angelina rivers and whatever they could trap and shoot on dry land.

They featured, not only whiskey and " aguardiente " of the more volatile brew, but also gaming tables and hordes of randy women.

* Bourbon whiskey, an American whiskey made using a corn-based mash

Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash.

American whiskey is distilled from a fermented mash of cereal grain.

* Bourbon whiskey, which is made from mash that consists of at least 51 % corn ( maize ).

* Corn whiskey, which is made from mash that consists of at least 80 % corn.

* Malt whiskey, which is made from mash that consists of at least 51 % malted barley

* Rye whiskey, which is made from mash that consists of at least 51 % rye.

* Rye malt whiskey, which is made from mash that consists of at least 51 % malted rye.

* Wheat whiskey, which is made from mash that consists of at least 51 % wheat.

Essentially any type of grain can be used to make whiskey, and the practice of aging whiskey ( and even charring the barrels ) for better flavor had also been known in Europe for centuries, so the use of the local American corn for the mash and oak for the barrels was simply a logical combination of the materials at hand for the European settlers in America.

The acid introduced by using the sour mash controls the growth of bacteria that could taint the whiskey and creates a proper pH balance for the yeast to work.

In the United States, under federal regulations spirits with alcohol distillation concentrations above 80 % alcohol by volume ( ABV ) cannot be referred to as " straight " whiskey, as the flavor from the original fermented grain mash is substantially diminished at higher distillation purities.

In the United States, " rye whiskey " is, by law, made from a mash of at least 51 percent rye.

Corn whiskey ( sometimes Corn Liquor, " White Dog ", or " White Lightning ") is an American liquor made from a mash made of at least 80 percent corn.

It is based on the typical American moonshine, since illicit whiskey was usually made with corn for the mash ( often with some sugar ).

In 1822 he patented one of Europe's first continuous whiskey stills, a method that during distillation allowed the mash to flow gradually and continuously over the heat through a labyrinth of partitions.

The Wild Turkey brand has also been extended to a rye whiskey, made from a mash of roughly 65 % rye, 23 % corn and 12 % barley, and to a honey liqueur, called American Honey.

The Old Crow brand has a venerable history as one of Kentucky's earliest bourbons, and is distinctive for being the first sour mash process bourbon whiskey.

Similarly, many American whiskeys are grain whiskeys that use little or no barley in the mash, and yet are far from being Light whiskey.

Spring water from Alabama is added to a corn, wheat and rye mash, such as is used to make Bourbon whiskey.

Similar in process to sour mash in Bourbon whiskey, it is a crucial step in achieving an authentic rum flavor.