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August 20, 2015

Outtakes: Missouri Bourbon

By Riverfront Times Staff

Our August 19, 2015, feature story got to the bottom of the real reason for the bourbon shortage and how it's affecting area distillers. We had so many great photos from Steve Truesdell that we just couldn't fit them all in. Click through for more.

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White oak barrels.
Steve Truesdell
White oak barrels.
EH Taylor cured-oak bourbon.
Steve Truesdell
EH Taylor cured-oak bourbon.
Whiskeys and bourbon.
Steve Truesdell
Whiskeys and bourbon.
Bourbon.
Steve Truesdell
Bourbon.
Whiskeys and bourbons.
Steve Truesdell
Whiskeys and bourbons.
Bourbon.
Steve Truesdell
Bourbon.
Four Roses bourbon.
Steve Truesdell
Four Roses bourbon.
Bourbon and whiskey.
Steve Truesdell
Bourbon and whiskey.
Oak barrels.
Steve Truesdell
Oak barrels.
By definition, bourbon is at least 51 percent corn and must spend two years in new American oak.
Steve Truesdell
By definition, bourbon is at least 51 percent corn and must spend two years in new American oak.

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