Brian is a Louisville, Kentucky attorney who found a way to combine his passions for law, bourbon, and history.  While already a bourbon enthusiast for decades, Brian happened upon an 1881 lawsuit where James E. Pepper had sued Labrot & Graham over Labrot & Graham’s continued use of the name “Old Oscar Pepper Distillery,” which had been owned by James’s father and grandfather, but which James lost in bankruptcy after his father died.  The story played out better than fiction, and he was hooked.

After finding other cases of significant bourbon historical value, Brian discovered that bourbon law tracks the growth of the United States, from conquering the wild frontier, to rugged individualism, to the entrepreneurial spirit, to establishing a nation of laws.  American law developed along with the bourbon industry, both of which in turn track the evolution and growth of the United States.

The interplay between bourbon, law, and history led Brian to blogging as Sipp’n Corn®, which quickly developed into media credentials, collaboration with retailers to select private barrels, and ultimately to Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Law Shaped America (Potomac Books, 2018).

Bourbon Justice is Brian’s first book, but it won’t be his last.