In 1999, Alltech’s Lexington Brewing Company began in the heart of Kentucky creating the award-winning Kentucky Ale, Kentucky Light, and Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale. A devotee of brewing and distilling even before completing his Ph.D. in yeast fermentation, Alltech founder Dr. Pearse Lyons subsequently mastered the craft working at distilleries near his home in Ireland. Five generations of coopers hail from Lyons’ family and whiskey-making is indeed a family tradition: Lyons’ grandfather proudly earned his living as a Master Cooper and his son continues the family legacy today, receiving his Ph.D. in brewing and distilling in Scotland. In the year of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Dr. Lyons and Alltech are proud to unveil the Lyons Spirits range: Pearse Lyons Reserve and Bluegrass Sundown.