CBS ’60 Minutes’ features Kentucky bourbon company in upcoming episode. What to know
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CBS ’60 Minutes’ features Kentucky bourbon company in upcoming episode. What to knowKentucky bourbon industry by the numbers
Bourbon production and consumption bring billions into Kentucky’s economy. Here are the numbers showing its impact.
Kentuckybourbonisusedtothespotlight,butnowthevesselsthatcontainthegoldenliquidareabouttogettheirdue.
OnSunday,theaward-winningnewsmagazinetelevisionshow“60Minutes,”whichairsat7p.m.onCBS,willfeaturetheprocessofhownewoakbarrelsarebuilt,charred,andthenfilledwithwhatwillbecomebourbonthroughyearsofaging.
NewsmanBillWhitakerandtheCBScrewrecentlytraveledtoKentucky,andforseveraldays,producedastoryonthelifeofabourbonbarrel.Whilereportingthestory,theCBSproductioncrewvisitedtheIndependentStaveCompany,MidwestBarrelCompany,andBardstownBourbonCompanywhereMasterBlenderDanCallawayspenttwodayswithWhitakerexplaininghowthebarrelinfluencestheflavorofthespirit.
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