 On May 4th, 1964, the United States Congress recognized Bourbon Whiskey as a distinctive product of the United States. Although Bourbon may be produced anywhere in the United States where it is legal to distill spirits, most brands are produced in Kentucky where Bourbon Production has a strong historical association. The Appalachian Wireless Arena hosted their second annual Bourbon and Spirits Winter Fair, allowing our community to not only taste but embrace the art form of creating this unique spirit. Bourbon has to be made in the United States to be called Bourbon. 51% corn and it has to be on a new charred oak barrel. And I mean one of the good things about Kentucky, I mean you've got the Bourbon Trail in Kentucky. Kentucky's got some great waterways. You've got to have good water to make good bourbon, good beer, or good wine. And we're blessed with good water here so that's what makes Kentucky Bourbon really good. And we got representatives from some of the facilities here. They can talk about their products. They can actually make recommendations like what cigars where you like a Maduro or something a little more robust. Goes better with what Bourbons. Bourbons have different flavor profiles. Some of them are more oaky. Some of them are more floral. We tried to get a little bit of everything here for everybody in Eastern Kentucky. Well, you can go back and look at the history. A lot of the Bourbons and the stealing actually is from moonshine, scotch of those kind of products come in with our ancestors to settle into the Appalachian region, Ireland, Scotland, England. They got over here and basically started making moonshine. And once you age it in a barrel of a certain kind or to get to where we're at today with Bourbon in a new oak barrel, that's how they all developed. And this is our heritage. Our ancestors came in and brought the old world technology, the old world trade they used to do and made it truly American. We have a bottle that was actually barreled in 1948 and bottled in 1954 that we're going to open at seven as well. So I mean that's a Bourbon you'll never see again. It's gone. Bourbon culture's really exploded in the last 20 years or so. It's getting bigger and bigger. People are more and more interested in it. And it's a huge part of Kentucky culture. You know what I mean? Bourbon originated in Kentucky. So people are getting more and more into the different types of Bourbon. Bourbons are kind of like fingerprints, no two are the same. So yeah, it's just a good event for people to come out and enjoy some Bourbon, enjoy some cigars and make a nice Saturday out of it. Probably had 20, 25 different types of Bourbon last year. This year we've grown to around 70 different types of Bourbon and different vendors that come in. They take it seriously. They look at it as a craft. Very much what I look at it as, you know, is something that you're trying to get better at. You're always experimenting with different spirits and different ways to mix cocktails. And just, you know, it's extremely interesting to go to these breweries and distilleries. And we have one right here in Pugville with Dooling Barrels where they're they'll walk you through the entire process. It's extremely interesting and I think by doing that you get a sense of the craftsmanship involved in making these spirits. And everyone wants Kentucky Bourbon no matter where you go.