The History of Bourbon in Kentucky

Mike Veach talked about the history of bourbon production in the state of Kentucky. Mr. Vech wrote the foreword to the book, The Social Histread more

Mike Veach talked about the history of bourbon production in the state of Kentucky. Mr. Vech wrote the foreword to the book, The Social History of Bourbon. He was interviewed at the Filson Historical Society. Historical pictures were shown as well as background video clips from the Buffalo Trace Distillery.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) on their “2011 LCV Cities Tour” were in Frankfort, Kentucky, on March 28-31 and August 1-3, 2011, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Frankfort Plant Board local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close

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The History of Bourbon in Kentucky

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Interview
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Interview
Location:
Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
First Aired:
Aug 27, 2011 | 1:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Aug 28, 2011 | 4:52pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Aug 27, 2011 | 1:22pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 27, 2011 | 9:43pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 28, 2011 | 5:03am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 28, 2011 | 7:52am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 28, 2011 | 4:52pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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