Bourbon Whisly is named after a county in which American state?
Bourbon County, Kentucky Bourbon County, Kentucky Bourbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,985. Its county seat is Paris. Bourbon County is part of the Lexington–Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of Kentucky's nine original counties, and is best known for its historical association with bourbon whiskey. Bourbon County was established in 1785 from a portion of Fayette County, Virginia, and named after the French House of Bourbon, in gratitude for Louis XVI of France's assistance during the American Revolutionary War. Bourbon County, Virginia, originally comprised 34 of
Bourbon County, Georgia the federal government, the Georgia General Assembly repealed the act creating Bourbon County on February 1, 1788 with the intent to reduce diplomatic tensions with Spain. The federal government opposed the existence of Bourbon County because of the unresolved Spanish claim, and because claims to the area by the Choctaw and Chickasaw Native American tribes had existed previously. It was believed that Bourbon County was named for the House of Bourbon, the famed ruling family of France. Bourbon County, Georgia Bourbon County, Georgia was a county of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1785 to 1788. Bourbon County was created