an American whisky originally produced in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

American whiskey made from at least 51% corn

Whiskey made of no less than 51% corn, rye, wheat, malted barley, or malted grain. It is stored in charred new oak containers.

A class of roses that originated on the lie of Bourbon (now Reunion Island) near Mauritius in the Indian Ocean and are thought to have originated from wild crosses between the China Old Blush and Autumn Damask. The blooms are often cupped.

Old Roses that were the first to result from systemmatic crosses between European and China roses to increase the frequency of bloom. The first was a chance seedling that occurred from a cross between Damasks and Chinas on the Island of Reunion, then known as Bourbon. Bourbons are large plants bearing flowers that are typically formal as are Gallicas and in the range of colors and sizes of Gallicas - purples, roses, pinks. They are quite fragrant and they typically blossom twice a year, spring and fall. The group includes Louise Odier, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Madame Isaac Perriere, and Zephyrine Drouhin.

An heirloom botanical variety of Coffea Arabica. First identified on the island of Bourbon (today called Reunion) in the Indian Ocean in the eighteenth century. Produces relatively low yields but is prized for its quality.

A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.

a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)

A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.

a member of the European royal family that ruled France

a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily

Bourbon vanilla beans from Madagascar account for 70% of the world crop. Fresh, creamy, raisin-like notes characterize bourbons