Clay Risen already had a pretty good gig as the New York Times’s resident whiskey writer and author of four previous books about whiskey, including the authoritative American Whiskey, Bourbon and Rye: A Guide to the Nation’s Favorite Spirit. Now Risen, who is descended from Kentucky farmers and grew up in Nashville, has joined forces (and bottle stashes) with notable whiskey collector Mason Walker to found Bourbon Lore®, a lifestyle brand centered around American whiskey. In addition to whiskey-focused travel experiences and exclusive tastings, the partnership has produced a richly illustrated new book, Bourbon Lore: Legends of American Whiskey, which aims to explore that history by spotlighting one hundred landmark bottles of bourbon and rye. We pulled Risen away from his collection to tell us more.
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