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Jimmy Russell, known as the "Buddha of Bourbon" talks about being the third generation of the Russell family involved in the bourbon industry at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Ky., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Kentucky bourbon icon Jimmy Russell celebrates his 70th anniversary at Wild Turkey

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Master distiller Jimmy Russell (right) and his son Eddie are reflected in a mirror in the Wild Turkey Distillery offices in Lawrenceburg, Ky. Times are good for bourbon distilleries because of an increasing worldwide thirst for Kentucky's signature liquor. (Associated Press)

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