But Always Fine Bourbon: Pappy Van Winkle and the Story of Old Fitzgerald

Sally Van Winkle Campbell writes, “Kentucky has a handful of industries that, in history, have been important-have let her stand up and be proud.” One of those, of course, is the bourbon industry.
“But Always Fine Bourbon” is the story of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery, which, for a large part of the 20th Century, was known for making the finest bourbon in the world. But it’s a bigger story than that: It’s the tale of the Van Winkle family, of the legendary “Pappy” Van Winkle himself, of an e...