E. H. Taylor Tussle!

Before we get into the review, let’s quick hit some Colonel E. H. Taylor fun facts:

• This will shock absolutely no one, but he was a Kentucky Colonel. He held no military rank.

• He was close friends with the Pepper family, and was guardian to young James E. Pepper after the death of James' father.

• He moved from banking into the whiskey business by funding distilleries before establishing the Old Fire Copper (O.F.C.) distillery.

• He then basically spent a shit ton of money making OFC world class, which worked in terms of quality output but also drove him deep into debt. Enter George T Stagg who would bail him out.

• George T and Edmund ended up not going along so well. Colonel Taylor leaves OFC, buys J. Swigert Distillery, renames it Old Taylor and decides he didn’t go opulent enough with OFC… so he turns it into a FUCKING CASTLE (It’s now Castle & Key distillery).

• He was a massive supporter of the Bottled in Bond Act, it gets passed, Old Taylor distillery and makes awesome whiskey until prohibition shuts them down. Colonel Taylor dies not too long after in 1922.

And with that, let's taste!