On this day in 1996, one of the country’s worst-ever distillery fires burns 2% of the world’s whiskey and threatens the future of the bourbon industry.
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The new Parker’s Heritage Collection Heavy Char Rye Whiskey, part of an ongoing series raising funds to fight ALS, is an eight year old expression aged in heavier charred barrels than is typically normal for the distillery.