Craft Bourbon FlightLet's hear it for the little people! Though these producers may be small, they are fierce, and they have big points of view big flavor bourbons. In 2010, there were about 200 active distilleries in the United States, and most everyone had only ever heard of a few major producers from Kentucky. Now there are close to 2000 up and running craft distilleries in the country, and though the big boys in Kentucky still largely hold sway, there are more and