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Podcast: It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch
Episode: One Bourbon One Coffee
Description: 95 percent of the world’s bourbon is made in Kentucky. But that doesn’t stop aficionados of the smooth amber-colored liquor from debating where the name bourbon originated. Among Louisianans, there’s no question that bourbon got its name from the infamous street in the French Quarter in New Orleans. John Hampton has capitalized on both the proximity of Bourbon Street and our rich French Louisiana history to open Laissez Versez Distillery, a Baton Rouge-based bourbon distillery.  With four bourbon offerings, the distillery has garnered several awards since launching in 2019 and serves it fresh from the barre...