Transcription: The history of Bourbon can be traced back to Scotch and Irish immigrants, settlers who brought their tradition of distilling with them to their new country. The first Bourbon was produced sometime around 1775. The name Bourbon was established by the first US Congress, who named a county Bourbon County. The county, which was originally part of Virginia, was named in honor of the House of Bourbon Bourbon, in recognition of France's role in the struggle against the British. The new settlers went to Bourbon County mainly because Thomas Jefferson, the then Governor of Virginia, had offered sixty fr ...
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