The amount of bourbon produced by distillers in the Commonwealth has topped a million barrels for the first time in nearly 40 years. The Kentucky Distillers' Association says 1,007,703 barrels were filled in 2012. The last time totals went over a million was in 1973. The group says bourbon production is up more than 120 percent since 1999. The distillers' association promotes and lobbies on behalf of the bourbon industry.
KY Bourbon Tops One Million Barrels
