But Always Fine Bourbon : Pappy Van Winkle and the Story of Old Fitzgerald

About this book

"But Always Fine Bourbon" is the story of the Stitzel Weller Distillery which for a large part of the 20th century was known for making the finest bourbon in the world. Its the tale of the Van Winkle family of the legendary "Pappy" Van Winkle of an era when businesses were still run by larger-than-life men who had other priorties than maximizing the bottom line. Its the story of the American Dream: the creation of a family company so common a part of this countrys history but now disappearing in our age of mergers and acquisitions. Its a story anyone with an interest in bourbon or Kentucky or the history of this country will relish. The book is filled with large beautiful photographs.