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Whiskey Lore®: The Interviews

Whiskey Lore®: The Interviews

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Monopoly and Murder: When Peoria, Illinois and the Whiskey Trust Owned American Distilling with J.K. Williams

Monopoly and Murder: When Peoria, Illinois and the Whiskey Trust Owned American Distilling with J.K. Williams

2021-10-05
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What town in the 19th Century was known as the "Whisky Capital of the World?" Edinburgh, Louisville, Nashville - none of the above. How about Peoria, Illinois?

Join me as I chat with J.K. Williams CEO Andy Faris and Master Distiller Jeff Murphy about the storied history of distilling in Peoria and their brand's namesake, who was a bootlegger that had some run-ins with Al Capone and Peoria's mafia family.

Hear the history and we'll talk about where J.K. Williams is heading.

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