bourbon

Example Sentences

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He said he feels responsibility for the workers who make his family’s bourbon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“It’s very emotional,” said Freddie Noe, an eighth-generation member of the brand’s founding family and the master distiller at Jim Beam, the world’s bestselling bourbon brand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Kentucky is where 95% of the world’s bourbon is made, according to the state distillers’ group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

But after peaking in 2022 at 31.2 million nine-liter cases, consumption of American whiskey—including bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, rye and single malts—has slowed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Now that all his good ole boy, tough bourbon talk has evaporated, I wonder if he’s this pathetic all the time.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett