Bourbon Barons

Bourbon Barons – Thomas H. Sherley

Michael R. Veach / January 3, 2025

Thomas H. Sherley was born on January 1, 1843 in Louisville, Kentucky. His father was a steamboat Captain and his boat was one of the boats that delivered Union troops to the battle of Shiloh. There is no evidence that… Continue Reading →

Bourbon Barons, Hungarian Bourbon Baron, Julius Kessler

Bourbon Barons – Julius Kessler

Michael R. Veach / December 30, 2024

Julius Kessler was an important person in distilling history. He was born in 1855 in Budapest, Hungary. He came to America in the 1870s. He worked as a journalist, first in Omaha, Nebraska and then in Denver Colorado, before he… Continue Reading →