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bourbon

[boor-buhn, bawr-, bohr-, boor-bawn, bur-buhn] / ˈbʊər bən, ˈbɔr-, ˈboʊr-, burˈbɔ̃, ˈbɜr bən /


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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

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The beating heart of Kentucky’s bourbon country sits inside a towering building that bills itself as “The Hardest Working Still in America” in large white letters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Stoli hired Japanese architect Shigeru Ban to design it, and a train was expected to link the park to the greater bourbon trail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

He started his new bourbon brand 2XO in 2022.

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




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