Luckily all these misfortunes are history and today the American Whisky production industry is flourishing and grows bigger and bigger.

The first colonists would use apples and fruits to distill spirits but during the middle of the 18th century several places like Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Carolina would turn their attention to whiskey production, using rye as their raw material.

So Rye Whiskeys were the first American Whiskeys, but in 1776 colonists began to inhabit the area of Kentucky and grow corn. Using the extra amount of corn as the base in distillation a new type of whiskey was born: Bourbon Whiskey.

The early years were a success and by 1900 the whiskey production industry was growing and expanding. Then everything changed.

In 1917 all distilleries were forced to produce neutral spirits in order to support the effort in WWI. Then Prohibition came in 1920 and all distilleries had to cease production for no less than 13 years. Then WWII forced the distilleries to stop whiskey production again and the disheartened industry after the last misfortune would remain practically inactive for the next 30 years.

Today whiskey production industry in the U.S. is growing rapidly. New distilleries, new expressions and new bottlings emerge in a regular basis, and the journey to Bourbon and American Whiskey is more exciting than ever.