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Nellie Ming Lee
Nellie Ming Lee

High taxation in the civil war era, meant once-popular rye whiskey lost ground to cheaper alternatives, including ‘rotgut’ and, later, bourbon.

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Calvados, the fruit brandy made in France’s Normandy region comes in three sub-categories, AOC Calvados, AOC Calvados Pays d’Auge and AOC Calvados Domfrontais

The accidental import of a microscopic insect by a Rhône Valley wine merchant led to the destruction of almost of all Europe’s vineyards; small pockets of vines escaped the blight, and produce grapes to this day.