John J Bowman Single Barrel Bourbon*This Club Shop bottle has purchase restrictions. To learn more, visit our Club Shop About page. Early pioneer Colonel John J Bowman first explored Kentucky in 1775. Four years later he moved his family to Lincoln County where they were among the earliest settles of Kentucky, He was the great, great uncle of Abram Smith Bowman, founder the A. Smith Bowman distillery. This single barrel bourbon whiskey commemorates the early pioneer. A sip reveals