An American Whiskey Family Tree

This chart indicates the major distilleries operating in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana, grouped horizontally by corporate owner, then subdivided... more

by Colin Spoelman

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$25

Dimensions

24.000 x 18.000 inches

Title

An American Whiskey Family Tree

Artist

Colin Spoelman

Medium

Digital Art

Description

This chart indicates the major distilleries operating in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana, grouped horizontally by corporate owner, then subdivided by distillery. Each tree shows the type of whiskey made, and the various expressions of each style of whiskey or, in the case of bourbons, mash bill. For instance, Basil Hayden’s is a longer-aged version of Old Grand-Dad, and both are made at the Jim Beam Distillery. Some of this information is imprecise. Buffalo Trace has three bourbon mash bills, but it isn’t known which of its many brands are made from each, so this is a rough guess based on online commentary. Willett, formerly only a bottler as Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, has been distilling for about five years; this chart includes brands that it bottles from other sources for reference. Ages are taken from published age statements where they exist; when they don’t, brands have been plotted in the general area where they likely belong.

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December 13th, 2018