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How Women Bootleggers Dominated Prohibition

Did you know during Prohibition women were stellar bootleggers?

It’s true. When writing “Whiskey Women,” I concluded women bootleggers were more effective than men, because many states had laws that made it illegal for male police officers to search women. Back then, it was considered insulting to accuse a woman of such a dastardly crime.

Rye, It’s Not From America

Rye is the spice of life for American whiskey.

Once Scandalous, Horse Racing on Sundays No Longer Taboo

When Dr. Charles Strub founded Santa Anita Park in 1934, he promised the skeptical community that he would never hold horse races on a Sunday. For the next 40 years, that promise became an unwritten rule followed by all of the tracks in California. So much so, in fact, that the California Horse Racing Board began enforcing the tradition by not issuing race dates to any tracks on Sundays.

Crediting Man o’ War with His Only ‘Upset’ on 101st Birthday

Man o’ War is widely considered to be the greatest racehorse in North American history. The chestnut colt was named in honor of his owner, who shortly after the horse was born enlisted to fight in France in World War I … at the age of 65!

The Bustling Bourbon Barrel Aftermarket

The used bourbon barrel market has never been stronger.

Used barrels once fetched a measly $15 for secondary usage. Now the used barrels command upwards of $125 to $400. Scotch and Irish whiskey producers have long purchased used bourbon barrels, but distillers have found new avenues during bourbon’s latest boom. These secondary markets range from Bourbon Barrel Foods, aging Soy Sauce and other food products in used barrels, to the Historic Pen Company, which manufactures pens out of used bourbon barrels.

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