Kentucky boasts a wide variety of agricultural products ranging from tobacco, soya beans and corn to horse and beef cattle and, of course, a booming broiler sector.
The main reason why Kentucky Bourbon is as good as it is, is because of the high pH and mineral proportion of the hard water used, all of which are particularly favourable to make good bourbon.
While Bluegrass isn't actually blue, when seen from a distance the purplish-blue buds of the bluegrass lend a bluish tinge to the landscape, ergo the name bluegrass and ergo the nickname Bluegrass State.