The 89-year-old Russell, known affectionately as the “Buddha of Bourbon,” marked his 70th anniversary at the distillery on ...

For 70 years, the distillery in the heart of Kentucky's picturesque bourbon country has been Russell's home away from home. He learned his craft from a distiller who endured the dark days of ...

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LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — As bourbon fans flocked to the Wild Turkey visitors' center, sitting near the entrance was no ordinary greeter. Jimmy Russell, who has lived through so much of the ...