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How one Kentuckian turned a closed coal mine into a distillery

Host Scott Tong joins up with Shannon Wright, a businessman in eastern Kentucky who has found a novel way to repurpose a closed coal mine. He turned it into a distillery, where one day visitors will be able to tour the old mine as barrels of bourbon age and hang out at the tasting bar.

This segment aired on August 5, 2024.
