Bourbon whiskey is strongly associated with the American South and with Kentucky in particular. As of 2014, distillers' wholesale market revenue for bourbon sold within the U.S. was about $2.7 billion, and bourbon made up about two-thirds of the $1.6 billion of U.S. exports of distilled spirits. Distilling was most likely brought to present-day Kentucky in the late 18th century by Scots, Scots-Irish, and other settlers (including English, Irish, Welsh, German, and French) who began to farm the area in earnest. The origin of bourbon as a distinct form of whiskey is not well documented. There are many conflicting legends and claims,
Whiskey Lullaby Whiskey Lullaby "Whiskey Lullaby" is a song composed by Bill Anderson and Jon Randall. It was first recorded by country music artist Brad Paisley as a duet with Alison Krauss on Paisley's album "Mud on the Tires", and released on March 29, 2004, as that album's third single, and the eleventh chart single of Paisley's career. The song reached a peak of number three on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song won the 2005 Country Music Association Song of the Year Award. It is one