1856

1856

Dr. James C. Crow, the man credited with perfecting the sour mash process, passes away at the age of 67. At one point his whiskey was so popular, Union soldiers wrote to President Lincoln during the Civil War urging him “not to let the fine gentleman Old Crow to...
Dr. James C. Crow

Dr. James C. Crow

Born in Inverness Scotland, Dr. James “Jim” Christopher Crow would be credited as the perfecter of the sour mash process, though no historical records support him as being the creator of the process. He moved to the States in 1820 and was hired as Master...