As whiskey and bourbon business booms, beloved distillers face pushback over taxes and emissions
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 8, 2023
MULBERRY, Tenn. (AP) — For decades, the whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have been beloved in their communities. The distilleries where the liquor is manufactured and barrelhouses where it is aged have complemented the rural character of their neighborhoods, while providing jobs and the pride of a successful homegrown industry.
Now, the growing popularity of the industry around the world is fueling conflicts at home.
In Kentucky, where 95% of the world’s bourbon is manufactured, counties are revolting after the 
