Kentucky
Green Bourbon on Kentucky Derby Day? Making the Climate-Friendly Cocktail
Whiskey making is energy-intensive, emitting 6 pounds of CO2 for every bottle. A heat battery holds the promise to make bourbon more climate-friendly.
When the crowds in seersucker suits, floral prints and fancy hats pack Churchill Downs on Saturday for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, the racetrack's managers estimate Derby-goers will down some 120,000 bourbon-based mint juleps.
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