Yes, her—Mary Dowling, a 2025 inductee into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. “She thought outside the box by moving that distillery to Mexico, where she could make [bourbon] legally. He also joined forces with author Eric Goodman to memorialize Mary’s life in print, releasing the book Mother of Bourbon: The Greatest American Whiskey Story Never Told. Mother of Bourbon is presented as historical fiction to account for the lack of Mary’s written records. “I decided to release a wheated bourbon because I never want to create and release the same recipe for two brands, and Rabbit Hole does not have a wheated bourbon.