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Much
of
tilt'
wliisky
made
in
Kentiicl\y
in
its
early
history
was
shipped
by
Hatboats
down
the
Ohio
and
Mississi))])!
Rivers
to
New
Orleans.
The
reputation
of
Kentucky
Bourbon
whisky
has
grown
vastly
since
the
Civil
War,
until
now
"Old
Kentucky
Bourl)on"
is
a
synonymous
term
for
"the
best
whisky."
While
Bourbon
has
probably
become
a
generic
name
for
whisky
made
for
aging
purjuises
where
corn
jireponderates
in
its
manufac-
ture,
Kentucky
can
never
become
generic
except
for
whisky
made
in
that
State,
and
Kentucky
naturally
revolts
at
having
whisky
made
outside
of
its
boi'ders
branded
as
made
within
its
borders.
The
high
reputation
of
Kentucky
Bourbon
whisky
among
the
finest
beverages
of
the
world
is
jealously
regarded,
and
has been
well
earned,
for,
as
a
beverage,
either
when
taken
straight
or
in
any
of
the
many
delightful,
exhilarating
mixtures
in
which
Bourbon
forms
the
base,
or,
to
mention
more
specifical-
ly,
an
old-fashioned
Kentucky
toddy
or
mint
julep,
there
is
no
finer
drink
known
to
man,
either
brewed,
fermented,
or
dis-
tilled.