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On the Subject of Bourbon Whiskey: Charring Oak Barrels was no Accident – it was Science

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

This post was written by Michelle Cadoree Bradley, a Science Reference Specialist in the Science, Technology and Business Division. In a previous post I alluded to writing an additional Bourbon-related post. This follow-up looks at a century of early scientific advancements and the impact on bourbon distillation in America. We shall bend science “to the …