Kentucky Catholics and Bourbon
04/20/20 • 16 min
The histories of whiskey and Catholicism in Kentucky have close ties. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us of the Kentucky pioneers who established Catholicism west of the Appalachians and helped make bourbon that most distinctive of American spirits, then helped save it after prohibition.
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The histories of whiskey and Catholicism in Kentucky have close ties. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us of the Kentucky pioneers who established Catholicism west of the Appalachians and helped make bourbon that most distinctive of American spirits, then helped save it after prohibition.
The post Kentucky Catholics and Bourbon appeared first on StarQuest Media.
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