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Corky” Taylor III, 75, Henderson – “Corky” Taylor set out to resurrect his great-grandfather’s whiskey company with his son, Carson. Located on Whiskey Row, the distillery puts forth the same high-quality bourbon that it became known for in the 1880s.
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