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She didn’t come all at once. That would’ve been too easy. No, this time, Mother Nature rose with a quiet vengeance—slow, steady, and unstoppable. First came the wind—tornadoes clawing across Kentucky’s heartland. Then came the rain, wave after wave, day after day, until the rivers could hold no more. The waters rose of Kentucky’s rivers rose—not with a roar, but with a creeping certainty. Towns flooded. Homes vanished. And in Frankfort, the unthinkable happened: the legendary Buffalo Trace Distillery… disappeared beneath the river’s muddy reach.

This week, history is no longer something we talk about—it’s something we’re living. In this urgent and raw episode, we put aside our planned release”Nature’s Reckoning: When Hell Came to Bardstown”.... to bring you the unfolding story of the 2025 flood—how it compares to the infamous disaster of 1937, how bourbon’s most sacred grounds have once again been tested, and how the spirit of survival, just like the whiskey aging in those storied warehouses, refuses to break. This isn’t just a story about bourbon. It’s a story about resilience. About the strength to rebuild. And about how, even when the waters rise, Kentucky stands tall.

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