▁offices ▁were ▁in ▁Union ▁Spr ings , ▁the ▁actual ▁producer ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁batch es ▁was ▁Kentucky ▁Bour bon ▁Dist ill ers , ▁Ltd . ▁of ▁B ard st own , ▁Kentucky , ▁over seen ▁by ▁master ▁dist iller ▁Even ▁K uls ve en . ▁Under ▁contract ▁from ▁C one cu h ▁Br ands ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁m ash ▁produced ▁using ▁C one cu h ▁R idge ▁spring ▁water ▁tr uck ed ▁in ▁from ▁Alabama , ▁had ▁the ▁product ▁dist illed , ▁aged ▁in ▁o ak ▁bar rel s , ▁and ▁bott led , ▁and ▁returned ▁it ▁to ▁Alabama ▁for ▁distribution . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Legisl ature ▁voted ▁to ▁override ▁the ▁v eto ▁of ▁Governor ▁Bob ▁R iley ▁and ▁adopted ▁a ▁resolution , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Act ▁of ▁Alabama ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 9 7 ▁naming ▁" C one cu h ▁R idge ▁Alabama ▁Fine ▁Wh is key " ▁the ▁" o fficial ▁state ▁spirit ". ▁For ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁Alabama ' s ▁ 1 4 7 ▁ABC ▁State ▁Li qu or ▁St ores ▁and ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁package ▁stores ▁in ▁Alabama , ▁Georgia , ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁Florida . ▁During ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁cit ing ▁distribution ▁difficulties ▁and ▁limited ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁bout ique - pr iced ▁liqu or , ▁the ▁state ▁Al co hol ic ▁B ever age ▁Control ▁Board ▁stopped ▁stock ing ▁C one cu h ▁R idge ▁in ▁its ▁stores