Elijah Craig was a pioneering Baptist preacher, born in Virginia, who became an educator and capitalist entrepreneur in the state of Kentucky. He is credited with the invention of bourbon whiskey, improving the locally made distillate from an un-aged corn liquor to the familiar reddish drink through barrel-aging in charred oak casks, he died on this day in 1808
Death is Like Taxes
We all pay the price some day
Lest All Rest In Peace
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