The Definitive Timeline of Bourbon ‘Taters’
VinePair
JULY 9, 2025
As far as I know, no one has ever definitively determined the etymology of the word “tater” as it applies to the bourbon industry. The watershed event would be a 2016 release where over 1,000 people queued at a Liquor Barn in Kentucky — many for at least 48 hours — in the mere hope of scoring some Pappy.
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